seaplane
seaplane
Definition
sea·plane (sē′plān′)
noun
any airplane designed to land on and take off from water
seaplane
Synonyms
seaplane
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: We were taking a seaplane to Holiday Island, which has more identical beach bungalows.
Adjective modifier
- German: On the third day a German seaplane from Norderney rescued them and took them off to captivity.
- short: Bomb dropping experiments began, and in July 1914, a 14 " torpedo was launched from a Short seaplane.
- large: The company built many sea planes including the largest ever metal seaplane The Princess.
- Japanese: In May 1942 she was attacked by a Japanese seaplane off Madras which dropped four bombs before being driven off by accurate antiaircraft fire.
- small: When witness went on the bridge the captain was just jumping overboard to a small seaplane.
Modifies a noun
- carrier: The Admiralty revived the name for a seaplane carrier in 1914.
- flight: Reached by a 4-5 hour boat journey from the airport, or a 45 minute scenic seaplane flight.
- transfer: Getting There Emirates ( Heathrow ) - Male, onward seaplane transfer.
- base: A chance to view the most complete surviving WWI seaplane base in Britain.
- landing: Among the memorabilia you see as you wander around the mansion is the initial 1938 British request for seaplane landing rights in Dubai Creek.
- hangar: In late 1923, S-1 was modified by the addition of a steel seaplane hangar abaft the conning tower.
Noun used with modifier
- minute: Seaplane Transfers: The 20 minute seaplane transfer to Velidhu can be booked for a supplement from £ 60 per person extra one way.
- return: On departing your island resort your return seaplane transfer time will be confirmed the day before departure.
- float: He began developing a series of float seaplanes soon afterward and produced four streamlined float planes.
- racing: This was the first race that Supermarine, and therefore Mitchell, were to compete in with a Sea Lion racing seaplane.
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