: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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Tourist vessels now chug up and down the channel in between the islands, which was once so empty that Bill and Melinda Gates could land their seaplane slap-bang in the middle.
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Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The island is highly remote, nearly in Canadian and Minnesota waters, and is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private water crafts.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The island is highly remote, nearly in Canadian and Minnesota waters, and is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private water crafts.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaplane. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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seaplane
noun
sea·plane
ˈsē-ˌplān 
: an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
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