seaplane
pronunciation
How to pronounce seaplane in British English:
UK [ˈsi:pleɪn]
How to pronounce seaplane in American English:
US [ˈsiˌplen]
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- Noun:
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
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- Verb:
- glide on the water in a hydroplane
Word Origin
- seaplane (n.)
- 1913, from sea + plane (n.2).
Example
- 1. Land an airplane smoothly ; land a seaplane on a lake .
- 2. Land a seaplane on a lake .
- 3. After three hours , the couple were collected from the island by a motorboat and flown by seaplane back to yellowknife .
- 4. We hired a second world war catalina seaplane , one of just three operating in the world , and had to bring in a fire-fighting pilot from canada to fly it .
- 5. Provides guidance to assist operators in planning , designing , and constructing seaplane base facilities .