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hydroairplane

American

[hahy-droh-air-playn] / ˌhaɪ droʊˈɛərˌpleɪn /

noun

a hydroplane.

Etymology

Origin of hydroairplane

First recorded in 1905–10; hydro- ¹ + airplane

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We brought the Suwarna to, dropped a boat, and with myself as coxswain pulled toward a wrecked hydroairplane.

From The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt

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