waterplanen.2
/ˈwɔːtəˌpleɪn/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌpleɪn/, /ˈwɑdərˌpleɪn/ An aeroplane capable of taking off and landing on water. Cf. seaplane n.
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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
1912 Q. Rev. July 248 With this [float] Curtiss' water-plane was the first to quit the sea under its own power.
1930 Pop. Aviation June 26/1 The waterplane planes in 50 feet, takes off in a hundred feet and can zoom up to a 12 foot ceiling.
1972 Flying Nov. 51/3 The Seabee, easily the most interesting and meaningful of all postwar waterplanes.
2007 Times (Nexis) 27 Jan. 20 In these circles dinner party talk should also be about hobbies: such as flying your own waterplane from outside your front door.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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