: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Seaborne Airlines, an affiliated seaplane carrier that flies between St. Croix and St. Thomas, will continue operating.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Take a scenic seaplane tour of the enormous Juneau Icefield.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Seaborne, which operates a seaplane service in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is also flying under court protection.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The tag features palm trees, a parrot, sandals on the beach and a seaplane floating in the waters amid a sunset.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Take a scenic seaplane tour of the enormous Juneau Icefield.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Seaborne, which operates a seaplane service in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is also flying under court protection.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The tag features palm trees, a parrot, sandals on the beach and a seaplane floating in the waters amid a sunset.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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seaplane
noun
sea·plane
ˈsē-ˌplān 
: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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