floatplane

noun

float·​plane ˈflōt-ˌplān How to pronounce floatplane (audio)
: a seaplane supported on the water by one or more floats

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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 Alternatively, hop on a floatplane with Harbour Air, departing multiple times a day between both destinations, with the earliest flights leaving Vancouver around 8 a.m. and the latest flights leaving Salt Spring around 6 p.m. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 Sheldon Chalet | Alaska Located in south-central Alaska’s Halibut Cove, Ridgewood Wilderness Lodge can be reached by floatplane with Northwind Aviation. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025 Smith has also flown to the base of a volcano to facilitate a caribou hunt and was dropped off by floatplane onto a mountain lake for kayaking. Julia Boatman, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floatplane

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floatplane was in 1922

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“Floatplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floatplane. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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