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Recent Examples of seaplanes
Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaplanes
aircraft
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At Hamadan Airbase in western Iran, craters created by bombs on the runway have been filled and aircraft shelters repaired, according to a CNN analysis and Lair.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Air Force has already started repainting some of the aircraft designated as presidential jets.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Seaplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaplanes. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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