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floatplane en · NOUN

Etymology

From float + plane.

Meanings

1. A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
   • Many floatplanes are amphibious and, according to floatplane experts, even the ones that aren't have been operated in and out of grass airstrips in emergencies. 1989, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics, page 104:
   • I transfer to a small floatplane that will fly me northwest, to Lost Creek, where I’ll stay for the next five days, until another plane can bring me back here. 2018, Marieke Nijkamp, Before I Let Go, →ISBN:

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