: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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In addition to private boats, several seaplane and ferry routes to the island throughout the summer.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Visitors arrive via ferry or seaplane and explore this wilderness, which is almost entirely backcountry, on foot or via paddle.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
The Dora Queen is an 80-foot paddlewheel boat offering sunset cruises on Lake Dora, a 4,500-acre lake in central Florida known for its seaplanes, bass fishing, and chain of connected waterways.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Visitors arrive via ferry or seaplane and explore this wilderness, which is almost entirely backcountry, on foot or via paddle.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
The Dora Queen is an 80-foot paddlewheel boat offering sunset cruises on Lake Dora, a 4,500-acre lake in central Florida known for its seaplanes, bass fishing, and chain of connected waterways.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 30 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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