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ski⋅plane

[skee-pleyn]
–noun Aeronautics.
an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.

Origin:
1925–30; ski + plane 1
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ski plane also ski·plane   (skē'plān')
n.  An airplane equipped with skis for landing on or taking off from a snow-covered surface.
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