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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 + plane 1
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float·plane   (flōt'plān')   
n.  An airplane equipped with one or more floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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