noun
seaplane
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noun
1
An aircraft designed to take off from and land on water.
"The seaplane touched down smoothly on the lake."
How to Use Seaplane
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA plane built to land on water instead of a runway.
Word Forms
seaplanes plural
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Etymology
From sea + plane; the term is sometimes credited to Winston Churchill.