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单词 seaplane
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Definition of seaplane in English:

seaplane

noun ˈsiːpleɪnˈsiˌpleɪn
  • An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels, designed to land on and take off from water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fortunately no major damage had been inflicted on the seaplane and the hull was still watertight.
    • Linebacker Na'il Diggs is an accomplished pilot who has flown everything from helicopters to seaplanes.
    • More kids climb on a riverside playground, and in the water beyond is a handful of cormorants, including one taking off low to the water like a seaplane.
    • It then possessed 39 aircraft, 52 seaplanes, and 7 airships.
    • In the meantime, a fun 15-minute ride on a lowflying seaplane is the easiest way to get back and forth.
    • Above them the sky is criss-crossed with seaplanes taking off and landing - the local island taxi service.
    • I became rated in gyroplanes, helicopters, seaplanes and gliders.
    • Earhart and her companion were picked up by a Japanese seaplane and will be held as hostage, say the Japanese.
    • Despite strafing runs from Japanese Zeros and seaplanes landing in the lagoon with fresh enemy troops, the Raiders kept pushing the fight.
    • Moments later, five Austrian Albatros fighters and two Lohner seaplanes took off to challenge the Macchi intruders.
    • The transition from the slow flying seaplanes to that Lockheed ‘hot rod’ was rather dramatic.
    • Although primarily used as seaplanes, Kingfishers also could be fitted with wheels and operated from land bases.
    • The large seaplanes landed in the quiet atoll waters and pulled up to a float offshore.
    • Two basic types of Macchi seaplanes were flown by the Americans - the M - 5 and M - 8.
    • Airplanes can't exceed a gross weight of 1,320 pounds or 1,430 pounds for seaplanes.
    • In 1930, he learned to fly seaplanes and began making speed and long-distance record flights in a wide variety of very interesting aircraft.
    • For as yet our seaplanes were unarmed as ordered by President Roosevelt.
    • Hulled seaplane or floatplane makes no difference; the practical test is the same for both.
    • When 10 September dawned for the crew of the seaplane, so did the prospects for an end to their harrowing journey.
    • The park authority has already decided to introduce a bylaw regulating seaplanes landing or taking off from the loch after complaints about the noise.

Rhymes

ski-plane
 
 

Definition of seaplane in US English:

seaplane

nounˈsiˌpleɪnˈsēˌplān
  • An aircraft with floats instead of wheels, designed to land on and take off from water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although primarily used as seaplanes, Kingfishers also could be fitted with wheels and operated from land bases.
    • In 1930, he learned to fly seaplanes and began making speed and long-distance record flights in a wide variety of very interesting aircraft.
    • The large seaplanes landed in the quiet atoll waters and pulled up to a float offshore.
    • Moments later, five Austrian Albatros fighters and two Lohner seaplanes took off to challenge the Macchi intruders.
    • Despite strafing runs from Japanese Zeros and seaplanes landing in the lagoon with fresh enemy troops, the Raiders kept pushing the fight.
    • Airplanes can't exceed a gross weight of 1,320 pounds or 1,430 pounds for seaplanes.
    • I became rated in gyroplanes, helicopters, seaplanes and gliders.
    • Two basic types of Macchi seaplanes were flown by the Americans - the M - 5 and M - 8.
    • Linebacker Na'il Diggs is an accomplished pilot who has flown everything from helicopters to seaplanes.
    • More kids climb on a riverside playground, and in the water beyond is a handful of cormorants, including one taking off low to the water like a seaplane.
    • The transition from the slow flying seaplanes to that Lockheed ‘hot rod’ was rather dramatic.
    • When 10 September dawned for the crew of the seaplane, so did the prospects for an end to their harrowing journey.
    • The park authority has already decided to introduce a bylaw regulating seaplanes landing or taking off from the loch after complaints about the noise.
    • Above them the sky is criss-crossed with seaplanes taking off and landing - the local island taxi service.
    • It then possessed 39 aircraft, 52 seaplanes, and 7 airships.
    • Earhart and her companion were picked up by a Japanese seaplane and will be held as hostage, say the Japanese.
    • Hulled seaplane or floatplane makes no difference; the practical test is the same for both.
    • For as yet our seaplanes were unarmed as ordered by President Roosevelt.
    • In the meantime, a fun 15-minute ride on a lowflying seaplane is the easiest way to get back and forth.
    • Fortunately no major damage had been inflicted on the seaplane and the hull was still watertight.
 
 
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