puddle-jumper
or pud·dle·jump·er
[ puhd-l-juhm-per ]
/ ˈpʌd lˌdʒʌm pər /
noun Slang.
a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
an old, rickety automobile; flivver.
Words nearby puddle-jumper
pudding club, pudding stone, pudding-pipe tree, puddingwife, puddle, puddle-jumper, puddling, puddock, pudency, pudendal artery, pudendal canal
Origin of puddle-jumper
First recorded in 1930–35; humorously so called because it is used on routes that include stopovers in small, insignificant places
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