Associations to the word «Seaplane»

Wiktionary

SEAPLANE, noun. (aircraft) (nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
SEAPLANE TENDER, noun. (obsolete) a ship designed to tend to the needs of seaplanes, floatplanes and flying boats at sea, for resupply, refueling, sometimes including catapult launch
SEAPLANE TENDER, noun. (obsolete) a type of aircraft carrier specialized in dealing with airplanes that can use water as a landing surface
SEAPLANE TENDERS, noun. Plural of seaplane tender

Dictionary definition

SEAPLANE, noun. An airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane".
SEAPLANE, verb. Glide on the water in a hydroplane.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats