: 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
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