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sea⋅plane

[see-pleyn]
–noun
an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.

Origin:
1910–15; sea + plane 1
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sea·plane   (sē'plān')   
n.  An airplane equipped with floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water. Also called hydroplane.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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seaplane 
1913, from sea + plane.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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