floatplane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of floatplane
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, just hours after the second flood of historic proportions, I took a ride in a de Havilland Beaver floatplane to tour over the glacier with my family.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
Two people were taken to the hospital after a floatplane crashed Tuesday in Lakewood, Pierce County, south of Tacoma.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
Ross Mickel, 47, Lauren Hilty, 39 and their 22-monnth-old son, Remy, were passengers aboard a floatplane that crashed off Whidbey Island Sept. 4.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Hilty, who’s also known for her Tony-nominated work in Broadway musicals, clarified that her niece was not aboard the floatplane on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
This week his job was escorting a violent juvenile offender first from Minneapolis to Seattle, then to Ketchikan, Alaska, where they boarded a big silver floatplane to the Tlingit village of Drake.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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