flying boat

noun

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

flying boat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying boat¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The idling engines were speeded up and the flying boat moved slowly across the harbor.

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He was very modern with his Flying Boat stock and his improved munitions for the Allies.

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Accordingly the advance was renewed, nor did they take any less precaution because of the departure of the flying boat.

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The flying-boat vanished from the surface of the sea as if she had been a smudge wiped off a slate with a sponge.

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Shortly before noon, in communication with wrecked and drifting flying-boat Adventurer.

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