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seaplane

sea·plane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-pleyn]
    • /ˈsiˌpleɪn/
    • /ˈsiː.pleɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-pleyn]
    • /ˈsiˌpleɪn/

Definitions of seaplane word

  • noun seaplane an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water. 1
  • noun seaplane aircraft that can land on water 1
  • countable noun seaplane A seaplane is a type of aeroplane that can take off from or land on water. 0
  • noun seaplane any aircraft that lands on and takes off from water 0
  • noun seaplane any airplane designed to land on and take off from water 0

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Origin of seaplane

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; sea + plane1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Seaplane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seaplane popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

seaplane usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with seaplane

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