: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Experience the area's beauty on a seaplane ride with Jack's Air Service or Currier's Flying Service, where you'll be treated to incredible views of the lake and surrounding mountains.
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Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Explore Dry Tortugas National Park Dry Tortugas National Park is a remote paradise accessible only by boat or seaplane.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Higgins joined the Navy in 1939 and served as a radioman at Pearl Harbor, a Hawaii naval base on Oahu island, assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes.
—Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Montage Cay can be accessed via helicopter, seaplane, ferry, or private yacht—there is an impressive 47-slip marina that will accommodate vessels up to 100 feet.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
Those who are a little more daring will enjoy the Kettle Falls Hotel, a property that is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
The suit, filed in state court in Santa Clara County, alleges Brin’s $8 million twin-engine seaplane was improperly outfitted with an auxiliary fuel tank that malfunctioned several hours into the May 20 flight, forcing an emergency return to California.
—Rachel Graf, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Isle Royale's isolated location requires more effort to get to, requiring a boat or seaplane.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Explore Dry Tortugas National Park Dry Tortugas National Park is a remote paradise accessible only by boat or seaplane.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Higgins joined the Navy in 1939 and served as a radioman at Pearl Harbor, a Hawaii naval base on Oahu island, assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes.
—Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Montage Cay can be accessed via helicopter, seaplane, ferry, or private yacht—there is an impressive 47-slip marina that will accommodate vessels up to 100 feet.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
Those who are a little more daring will enjoy the Kettle Falls Hotel, a property that is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
The suit, filed in state court in Santa Clara County, alleges Brin’s $8 million twin-engine seaplane was improperly outfitted with an auxiliary fuel tank that malfunctioned several hours into the May 20 flight, forcing an emergency return to California.
—Rachel Graf, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Isle Royale's isolated location requires more effort to get to, requiring a boat or seaplane.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
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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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