Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

puddle jumper

 - 3 dictionary results
Puddle Jumper at Amazon
Buy puddle jumper at Amazon! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com
Puddle Jumper
Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Save on Puddle Jumper!
Shopzilla.com

pud⋅dle-jump⋅er

[puhd-l-juhm-per]
–noun Slang.
1. a light plane, esp. one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
2. an old, rickety automobile; flivver.
Also, pud⋅dle⋅jump⋅er.


Origin:
1930–35; humorously so called because it is used on routes that include stopovers in small, insignificant places
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To puddle jumper
Puddle Jumper at Amazon
Buy puddle jumper at Amazon! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com
Puddle Jumper
Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Save on Puddle Jumper!
Shopzilla.com
Main Entry:  puddle jumper
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a small lightweight airplane used for short trips, as for commuters; also written puddle-jumper
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Copyright © 2003-2010 Dictionary.com, LLC
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
puddle jumper

  1. n.
    a small airplane. : I'm not going to fly 200 miles in that puddle jumper!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see puddle jumper on Thesaurus | Reference