: a seaplane supported on the water by one or more floats
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Set the scene Rosemead House sits on a quiet residential street in Esquimalt, just west of Victoria and a 25-minute floatplane ride from downtown Vancouver.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 On this day in 1942: During World War II, a Japanese floatplane launched from a submarine carried out the first aerial bombardment of the U.S. mainland by dropping incendiary bombs on Oregon’s forests.—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025 For a more adventurous perspective, board a floatplane to admire Admiralty Island’s bears and Juneau’s expansive icefields, or cruise to see the famous Mendenhall Glacier and spot orcas and humpbacks in Auke Bay.—AFAR Media, 30 July 2025 In the ensuing decades, floatplanes and flying boats went through a period of rapid development opening up a world of travel exploration.—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for floatplane