flying boat

noun

flying boat

a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water

First recorded in 1900–05

The idling engines were speeded up and the flying boat moved slowly across the harbor.

He was very modern with his Flying Boat stock and his improved munitions for the Allies.

Accordingly the advance was renewed, nor did they take any less precaution because of the departure of the flying boat.

The flying-boat vanished from the surface of the sea as if she had been a smudge wiped off a slate with a sponge.

Shortly before noon, in communication with wrecked and drifting flying-boat Adventurer.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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