: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Seaborne, which operates a seaplane service in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is also flying under court protection.
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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
The boys are in their late teens, and Jeff, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker, is eager to ingratiate himself with Blake, who will pick them up in a seaplane and take them to the lodge.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2025
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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
The boys are in their late teens, and Jeff, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker, is eager to ingratiate himself with Blake, who will pick them up in a seaplane and take them to the lodge.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 29 May. 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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