单词 | flying boat |
释义 | > as lemmasflying boat flying boat n. (a) an experimental flying machine built by J. P. Blanchard; (b) a boat-shaped car on a merry-go-round; (c) a form of seaplane having a boat-like fuselage. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft aerostat1784 flying boat1784 airboat1852 aeronef1861 lighter-than-air1910 society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fairground ride > merry-go-round > horse or car hobby-horse1741 flying boat1784 dobby1879 galloper1945 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > sea-plane flying boat1903 hydro-aeroplane1909 hydroplane1911 waterplane1912 airboat1913 seaplane1913 float-seaplane1919 cabin cruiser1921 float-plane1922 1784 Universal Mag. 75 221/1 Mr. Blanchard..during the late war, formed a flying boat, which he intended for carrying the dispatches from Brest to Paris, but as this did not answer his expectations, he was obliged to relinquish the idea of elevating himself above the clouds. 1854 A. C. Mowatt Autobiogr. Actress 108 In a single night, the booths, the fairy houses, the circus, flying boats, cars, horses disappear. 1903 O. Chanute Let. 13 Mar. in M. W. McFarland Wright Pap. (1953) I. 301 Today I spent with Wm. Kress who experimented with a flying boat last year. 1913 Aeroplane 24 Apr. 470/1 The death of Louis Gaudart showed what a deathtrap the ordinary type of flying-boat is. 1917 C. C. Turner Aircraft of To-day xix. 277 The twin-engined Curtiss flying-boat ‘America’. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 178/3 A flying-boat service between Sydney and Wellington. 1934 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Gangster iii. 49 Riding upon merry-go-rounds, flying in flying-boats, sliding down helter-skelters. 1958 Times 18 July 6/5 Britain's only remaining air line using flying-boats, Aquila Air~ways, are to cease operations on October 1. 1971 Daily Tel. 16 July (Colour Suppl.) 5/3 One of the Sunderland flying boats between Cairo and India: a yacht of the sky, landing on the sea or inland lakes as it hopped from point to point. < as lemmas |
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