puddle jumper
noun
informal
: a small airplane
To get there, you catch a puddle jumper out of Denver to Durango …—
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Amazon has several different options, ranging from infant life jackets to toddler puddle jumpers to plus-sized adult life vests, all suited for a wide range of activities.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Beforehand, the only way to reach South Caicos was to catch a small puddle jumper from Providenciales.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The novel’s opening scene describes flying in a puddle jumper above the Alaskan landscape.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Ball likened it to a pilot in the Bahamas who once crashed a puddle jumper into the ocean.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Local airlines Maya Air and Tropic Air operate regular puddle jumpers making trips from the mainland to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, the two busiest cayes off the coast.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Central, coastal Belize City offers quick access to the cayes via puddle jumpers and ferries.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Land travel between districts and towns is so tough that many travelers and locals take puddle jumpers between the bustling towns of Belize City, San Ignacio, Placencia, and the cayes.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
After posting the adorable clip featuring Phoenix in a blue puddle jumper and matching blue bucket hat, the mom of two received some guidance about her son's swimming outfit in the comments.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Beforehand, the only way to reach South Caicos was to catch a small puddle jumper from Providenciales.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The novel’s opening scene describes flying in a puddle jumper above the Alaskan landscape.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Ball likened it to a pilot in the Bahamas who once crashed a puddle jumper into the ocean.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Local airlines Maya Air and Tropic Air operate regular puddle jumpers making trips from the mainland to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, the two busiest cayes off the coast.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Central, coastal Belize City offers quick access to the cayes via puddle jumpers and ferries.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Land travel between districts and towns is so tough that many travelers and locals take puddle jumpers between the bustling towns of Belize City, San Ignacio, Placencia, and the cayes.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
After posting the adorable clip featuring Phoenix in a blue puddle jumper and matching blue bucket hat, the mom of two received some guidance about her son's swimming outfit in the comments.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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“Puddle jumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puddle%20jumper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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