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
Wreckage from a floatplane crash that killed 10 people in Mutiny Bay over Labor Day weekend will likely be recovered later this month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022
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
‘Smash’ star Megan Hilty’s relatives, including her pregnant sister and brother-in-law, were among 10 victims in a floatplane crash Sunday in Washington.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022
The aircraft was equipped with wheels rather than floats and thus couldn’t land, but McCunn was certain he’d been seen and had no doubt the pilot would summon a floatplane to return for him.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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