"floatplane" meaning in All languages combined

See floatplane on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: floatplanes [plural]
Etymology: From float + plane. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|float|plane}} float + plane Head templates: {{en-noun}} floatplane (plural floatplanes)
  1. A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
    Sense id: en-floatplane-en-noun-r1deDJOA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1989, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics, page 104",
          "text": "Many floatplanes are amphibious and, according to floatplane experts, even the ones that aren't have been operated in and out of grass airstrips in emergencies."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Marieke Nijkamp, Before I Let Go",
          "text": "I transfer to a small floatplane that will fly me northwest, to Lost Creek, where I’ll stay for the next five days, until another plane can bring me back here."
        }
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        "A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "seaplane",
          "seaplane"
        ],
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    }
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        "A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water."
      ],
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          "float",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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