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floatplane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pontoon plane |
| Type of | hydroplane, seaplane |
Examples of floatplane
floatplane
You can get to Hydaburg by small floatplane or boat, or by driving the highway.
From the jobview.monster.com
Another option is to literally splash out and arrive in Victoria by floatplane.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Perhaps the best way to take it all in is by airplane, or actually, floatplane.
From the suntimes.com
The only way to get to here is by boat or floatplane up a glacier-carved lake.
From the omaha.com
Take a bus, a floatplane, a helicopter to one of the many glaciers nearby.
From the ocregister.com
Shortly after this the ships were spotted by a Heinkel 115 floatplane of the Luftwaffe.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The area is accessible only by floatplane, snowmobile or four-wheeler.
From the suntimes.com
Green Lake was our departure point for the floatplane flight to Victoria.
From the boston.com
The family is now boarding a floatplane, off to fish for salmon and look for grizzly bears.
From the kentucky.com
- A seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
- A floatplane (or pontoon plane) is a type of seaplane, with slender pontoons (known as "floats") mounted under the fuselage; only the floats of a floatplane normally come into contact with water, with the fuselage remaining above water. ...
- A water-based aircraft with one or more mounted pontoons, as differentiated from a hulled SEAPLANE [Flying Boat], but often used generically.
- Aircraft which is supported on the water by floats; more usually termed a seaplane
