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flying boat

noun

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

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Origin of flying boat

First recorded in 1900–05

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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