flying boat

noun

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

Words nearby flying boat

flybridge, flyby, flycatcher, flyer, flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress

Compare floatplane.

Origin of flying boat

First recorded in 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for flying boat

Then there is the flying-boat, developed under naval auspices.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
In an hour from the time of salving the flying-boat the "Meteor" was ready to shed her now superfluous 'midship divisions.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
Should occasion serve the hull of the flying-boat, if repaired, would make a handy tender.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
"Let's hope it won't be long before we do," rejoined the sub, and the three men hastened to search the hull of the flying-boat.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

Suddenly the helmsman of the flying-boat put the vertical rudder hard over.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

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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