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flying boat

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noun

a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.

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Nearby words

  1. flybridge,
  2. flyby,
  3. flycatcher,
  4. flyer,
  5. flying,
  6. flying bomb,
  7. flying bond,
  8. flying boxcar,
  9. flying bridge,
  10. flying buttress
Compare floatplane.

Origin of flying boat

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for flying boat

flying boat

noun

a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water
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