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FLOATPLANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does floatplane mean? 

FLOATPLANE (noun)
  The noun FLOATPLANE has 1 sense:

1. a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from waterplay

  Familiarity information: FLOATPLANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLOATPLANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

floatplane; pontoon plane

Hypernyms ("floatplane" is a kind of...):

hydroplane; seaplane (an airplane that can land on or take off from water)


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