puddle-jumper

or pud·dle·jump·er

[ puhd-l-juhm-per ]

nounSlang.
  1. a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.

  2. an old, rickety automobile; flivver.

Origin of puddle-jumper

1
First recorded in 1930–35; humorously so called because it is used on routes that include stopovers in small, insignificant places

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How to use puddle-jumper in a sentence

  • Get on the prop and we'll see if the old puddle jumper will take off.

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