: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Other efforts to develop new logistics capabilities for the Pacific have been canceled, like a project to develop a giant seaplane dubbed the Liberty Lifter.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The flight restrictions will also impact the adjacent Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the world's busiest seaplane base.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
In April, the 32-year-old West Park resident opened Aero Jordan, a plane dealership with a showroom in North Perry Airport, which sold Aventura seaplanes.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The world’s first airplane hijacking took place on the Miss Macao seaplane in 1948.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The flight restrictions will also impact the adjacent Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the world's busiest seaplane base.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
In April, the 32-year-old West Park resident opened Aero Jordan, a plane dealership with a showroom in North Perry Airport, which sold Aventura seaplanes.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The world’s first airplane hijacking took place on the Miss Macao seaplane in 1948.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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