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Definition of "seaplane" [seaplane]

  • An airplane equipped with floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water. Also called hydroplane. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "seaplane" in a sentence
  • "That aside, the deployment of the seaplane was the answer Kessler had hoped for."
  • "The seaplane is the chief contribution of Glenn Hammond Curtiss to aviation, and the Navy Curtiss Number Four, which made the first transatlantic flight in history, was designed by him."
  • "The seaplane is a joyful thing to behold up close, nuts and bolts emulating the rivets found in real aircraft panels."