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noun
a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
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Origin of flying boat
First recorded in 1900â05
Words nearby flying boat
fly half, fly high, fly honeysuckle, fly-in, flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress
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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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