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SEAPLANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane that can land on or take off from water
Example:
the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane
Synonyms:
hydroplane; seaplane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seaplane" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seaplane"):
floatplane; pontoon plane (a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water)
flying boat (a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons)
Derivation:
seaplane (glide on the water in a hydroplane)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glide on the water in a hydroplane
Synonyms:
hydroplane; seaplane
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "seaplane" is one way to...):
aviate; fly; pilot (operate an airplane)
"Seaplane" entails doing...:
glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
seaplane (an airplane that can land on or take off from water)
