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floatplane
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float·plane  (fltpln)
n.
An airplane equipped with one or more floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water.
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Noun1.floatplane - a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from waterfloatplane - a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
hydroplane, seaplane - an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"


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Seaplanes and Floatplanes are another type, the name itself indicate that they can also run in water.
Nazi Germany fielded an active maritime air force equipped with a wide array of floatplanes and flying boats.
During the Second World War, Norseman floatplanes were used extensively by the Allied Forces for a variety of utility missions.
 
 
 
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