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† hydro-aeroplane Obs.|ˌhaɪdrəʊˈɛərəpleɪn|
Also (U.S.) hydro-airplane.
[f. hydro- + aeroplane n., airplane.]
An aircraft designed to land on and take off from the water; a seaplane.
1909Westm. Gaz. 7 Jan. 4/2 Before the present year expires the hydro-aeroplane will be an accomplished fact. 1914Scotsman 21 Dec. 8/2 A German hydro-aeroplane threw two bombs on Calais this afternoon. 1922Encycl. Brit. XXX. 49/2 Its performance as a hydro-aeroplane suffered from the extra weight and resistance of the floats. 1930Flight 25 July 837/1 You [sc. G. H. Curtiss] invented the hydroaeroplane and the flying-boat and thus opened the way for trans-Atlantic flight. 1932Chatfield & Taylor Airplane & its Engine (ed. 2) xiv. 316 The term seaplane..is synonymous with hydroairplane, a word too clumsy ever to have come into common use. |