: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane.
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Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Seaborne continues to fly a single seaplane between the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
The early most successful model was known as the Douglas Torpedo 2, a single engine seaplane.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Most people get from town to town by seaplane or boat.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Seaborne continues to fly a single seaplane between the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
The early most successful model was known as the Douglas Torpedo 2, a single engine seaplane.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Most people get from town to town by seaplane or boat.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 11 Jul. 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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