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FLOATPLANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does floatplane mean?
• FLOATPLANE (noun)
The noun FLOATPLANE has 1 sense:
1. a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
Familiarity information: FLOATPLANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
floatplane; pontoon plane
Hypernyms ("floatplane" is a kind of...):
hydroplane; seaplane (an airplane that can land on or take off from water)
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