: a seaplane supported on the water by one or more floats
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Travelers can book no-phone retreats across Bali, Montana, the Bahamas, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Canada and Costa Rica, with options ranging from silent meditation stays to ultra-remote wilderness resorts reachable only by floatplane.—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 Back downtown, colorful floatplanes skim the harbor and the Mount Roberts Tramway lifts visitors above the city for sweeping views of Gastineau Channel and the surrounding mountains.—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Getting here is only possible by water taxi from Homer or floatplane from Anchorage.—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for floatplane