Noun
a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
Source: WordNetAerial survey and mapping flights over Johnston were conducted with a Douglas DT-2 floatplane carried on her fantail, which was hoisted into the water for take off. Source: Internet
Again a worrisome floatplane buzzed overhead, so the hunters trailed about seven miles behind their quarry for 51/2 hours until the plane had to depart to refuel. Source: Internet
Johnson concluded that the raised floatplane tail gave no advantage in solving the problem of compressibility. Source: Internet
After more than an hour of delays, a floatplane arrives in Meyers Chuck to pick up Tara. Source: Internet
Anne Morrow Lindburgh, wife of Chrles Lindburgh, during the period when she had accompanied him on a round-the-world survey flight in a Lockheed Sirius floatplane. Source: Internet
If we had two more floatplane facilities in Anchorage, that would not be enough," said Bob Miller, a Cessna 185 floatplane pilot. Source: Internet