Get to know Floatplane better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like seaplane or hydroplane.
Floatplane meaning
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
Synonyms of Floatplane
Using Floatplane
- The main meaning on this page is: A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
- Useful related words include: pontoon plane, seaplane, hydroplane.
- In the example corpus, floatplane often appears in combinations such as: floatplane service.
Context around Floatplane
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Floatplane
- In this selection, "floatplane" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, worrisome, raised, daily, service, buzzed and operated stand out and add context to how "floatplane" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a worrisome floatplane buzzed overhead and as a floatplane propeller aircraft. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "floatplane" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with floatplane
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The second floatplane, operated by an “independent tour,” carried four passengers. (11 words)
Johnson concluded that the raised floatplane tail gave no advantage in solving the problem of compressibility. (16 words)
Working as a flight instructor, he surveyed the Alaskan wilderness from the sky, often in a floatplane or bush airplane. (20 words)
The trophy itself has been entrusted to the Royal Aero Club and can be viewed along with the winning Supermarine S.6B floatplane at the London Science Museum Flight exhibition hall. (31 words)
Again a worrisome floatplane buzzed overhead, so the hunters trailed about seven miles behind their quarry for 51/2 hours until the plane had to depart to refuel. (28 words)
Aerial survey and mapping flights over Johnston were conducted with a Douglas DT-2 floatplane carried on her fantail, which was hoisted into the water for take off. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
Again a worrisome floatplane buzzed overhead, so the hunters trailed about seven miles behind their quarry for 51/2 hours until the plane had to depart to refuel.
Since floatplane service to the Angle is a thing of the past, getting there by boat is basically the only option.
The second floatplane, operated by an “independent tour,” carried four passengers.
Working as a flight instructor, he surveyed the Alaskan wilderness from the sky, often in a floatplane or bush airplane.
Aerial survey and mapping flights over Johnston were conducted with a Douglas DT-2 floatplane carried on her fantail, which was hoisted into the water for take off.
Johnson concluded that the raised floatplane tail gave no advantage in solving the problem of compressibility.
Propeller aircraft main A turboprop -engined DeHavilland Twin Otter adapted as a floatplane Propeller aircraft use one or more propellers (airscrews) to create thrust in a forward direction.
Since June 2007, Harbour Air Malta has operated a thrice-daily floatplane service between the sea terminal in Grand Harbour and Mgarr Harbour in Gozo.
The first production aircraft were delivered in October 1944, and by the beginning of 1945 the single-seat Curtiss SC Seahawk floatplane began replacing the Kingfisher.
The trophy itself has been entrusted to the Royal Aero Club and can be viewed along with the winning Supermarine S.6B floatplane at the London Science Museum Flight exhibition hall.
Common combinations with floatplane
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: