flying boat

noun

: a seaplane with a hull designed for floating

Examples of flying boat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His first flight as president came in 1943, when American Airlines loaned a flying boat called the Dixie Clipper to ferry Roosevelt to meet with other Allied leaders at the Casablanca Conference. — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

These flights from Perth to Sri Lanka and on to London (in four days) were, made from 1943 to 1945 using lumbering PBY Catalina flying boats. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flying boat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

flying boat

noun

: a seaplane with a hull designed for floating