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hydroairplane

American  
[hahy-droh-air-pleyn] / ˌhaɪ droʊˈɛərˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. a hydroplane.

Etymology

Origin of hydroairplane

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

Example Sentences

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

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