flying boat

noun

a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.

Compare floatplane.

Origin of flying boat

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby flying boat

fly half, fly high, fly honeysuckle, fly-in, flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress

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Example sentences from the Web for flying boat

Then there is the flying-boat, developed under naval auspices.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
In an hour from the time of salving the flying-boat the "Meteor" was ready to shed her now superfluous 'midship divisions.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
Should occasion serve the hull of the flying-boat, if repaired, would make a handy tender.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
"Let's hope it won't be long before we do," rejoined the sub, and the three men hastened to search the hull of the flying-boat.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

Suddenly the helmsman of the flying-boat put the vertical rudder hard over.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for flying boat

flying boat

noun

a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water

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单词	flying boat
释义	flying boat noun a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating. Compare floatplane. Origin of flying boat First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby flying boat fly half, fly high, fly honeysuckle, fly-in, flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flying boat Then there is the flying-boat, developed under naval auspices. Our Navy in the War\|Lawrence Perry In an hour from the time of salving the flying-boat the "Meteor" was ready to shed her now superfluous 'midship divisions. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman Should occasion serve the hull of the flying-boat, if repaired, would make a handy tender. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman "Let's hope it won't be long before we do," rejoined the sub, and the three men hastened to search the hull of the flying-boat. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman Suddenly the helmsman of the flying-boat put the vertical rudder hard over. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman British Dictionary definitions for flying boat flying boat noun a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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