float plane

[floht-pleyn]

float·plane

[floht-pleyn]
noun Aeronautics.
a seaplane having landing gear consisting of one or more floats.
Also, float plane.
Compare flying boat.


Origin:
1920–25; float + plane1
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Float plane is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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