seaplane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seaplane
Example Sentences
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Gail Main was excited—she had never flown in a seaplane before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Eight people were removed from the Kodiak 100 seaplane by fire department units and two had minor injures and refused medical attention.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The waterfront then just a block behind, our couple strolled from seaplane to their suite to begin their first foray into Asia.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
A sheriff’s-operated boat, helicopter or seaplane will bring ballots from Catalina Island to the mainland, with the mode of transportation dependent on weather conditions, Logan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Not one of these was anything like the shell houses Joe and his crewmates had known—the old seaplane hangar in Seattle or the rickety shell houses of Poughkeepsie.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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