Thesaurus results for SEAPLANE

seaplane

noun

Definition of seaplane

as in amphibian

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Recent Examples of seaplane To make things even more complicated, the only possible way to travel between the small town on the south shore of Lake Clark and surrounding, metropolitan like the state’s capital or Anchorage is via a roughly hours-long seaplane air taxi. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The Island to Island package offers three nights at Soneva Secret before hopping onto a seaplane for three more evenings at Soneva Fushi or Soneva Jani. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Arriving by seaplane, Annie meets Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie), a townie working for Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s marina owner, Joe, who carries himself like a man with a secret. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Nick Pavlakis, a boat operator, was nearby at the time and rushed to help evacuate the seaplane passengers and crew. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaplane

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Noun

At the time, it was classified as Amphibamus grandiceps, another ancient amphibian already well known from the area.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
The early amphibian is described in a study published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, and is an example of how some of the classic traits seen in today’s living frogs and salamanders evolved.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of amphibian

Noun

Cole’s lawyers have also advanced Kerkhoff as an alternative suspect, while Baker is accused of falsely identifying her as the bomber.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Beyond the bomber Within a few years, jihadi groups in Iraq, Jordan and Pakistan were also using female suicide bombers.

— Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bomber

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Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.

— Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Definition of biplane

Noun

The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.

— Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024

Definition of trimotor

Noun

Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
The modern stadium spectacle is rife with enormous flags, salutes to service members, and flyovers by supersonic warplanes.

— Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

Definition of warplane

Noun

Passengers will enjoy the amenities and seamless nature of private jet travel at a fraction of the cost.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
The president of the United States said [in September] that nobody should buy Bombardier jets any more.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of jet

Noun

His plane of choice hasn't changed – the TBM Avenger, the Navy's main torpedo bomber during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.

— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023

Definition of torpedo bomber

Noun

The other glider landed safely at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport and its pilot was said to be uninjured, police said earlier.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
Though only a prototype used for atmospheric and ground tests, Enterprise proved that a spacecraft could launch like a rocket and land as a glider, enabling the world's first reusable orbital platform.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of glider

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