puddle-jumper
or pud·dle·jump·er
[ puhd-l-juhm-per ]
nounSlang.
a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
an old, rickety automobile; flivver.
Origin of puddle-jumper
1First 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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