noun
- an aircraft equipped with floats instead of landing gear, designed to take off from and land on water
Usage: aviation
Examples
- The floatplane landed smoothly on the lake’s surface.
- We took a floatplane to reach the remote fishing lodge.
- The pilot checked the floats before starting the floatplane’s engine.
- Floatplanes are commonly used in Alaska for transportation to isolated areas.
- The small floatplane carried supplies to the island community.
- She watched the floatplane taxi across the harbor before takeoff.