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Floatplane
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water
📖 Definitions of "Floatplane"
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A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water
🔄 Synonyms of "Floatplane"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pontoon planenoun | a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Floatplane"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pontoon planenoun | a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water |
| hydroplanenoun | (aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water. |
| flying boatnoun | A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but (unless also equipped with wheels) not on land. |
| seaplanenoun | (aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water. |
| planenoun | An airplane; an aeroplane. |
| hydroaviationnoun | The part of aviation dealing with seaplanes and floatplanes. |
| lightplanenoun | A small, lightweight aeroplane. |
| landplanenoun | An aircraft that is designed to take off from, and land on, land (rather than water or snow). |
| diving planenoun | (nautical) A moveable control surface on a submarine, used to control the depth and pitch of the submarine. |
| convertiplanenoun | Any of several forms of aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing, and of normal forward flight; usually has variable geometry wings that can rotate |
| aquaplanenoun | (originally US, water sports) A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat. |
| float-on float-offnoun | (transport, nautical) A form of marine vessel which allows large floating objects (such as other ships, or oil platforms, etc) to be floated atop and floated off the ship's transport decktop. |
| jetfoilnoun | A passenger-carrying hydrofoil propelled by water jets. |
| convertaplanenoun | Alternative form of convertiplane. [Any of several forms of aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing, and of normal forward flight; usually has variable geometry wings that can rotate] |
| floatnoun | A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid. |
| tailplanenoun | A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin. |
| hydroflightnoun | (countable) A flight using hydroflight technology |
| flyingnoun | (countable, aviation) An act of flight. |
| hydrofoilnoun | (nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device. |
| floatovernoun | A marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs. |
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