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• n  an airplane that can land on or take off from water
• v  glide on the water in a hydroplane

• They were taken aboard and later transferred either to the Japanese seaplane tender Kamoi or to the survey ship Koshu, which was known to be in the region.
• And the hydro-ski, a beefed-up version of the sportsman's waterski, has given the seaplane the biggest boost of all.
• Because its pontoons or floats involve more weight and air resistance than a landing gear, a seaplane cannot travel as fast as a land plane.

• hydroplane

News & Articles

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• New seaplane dock available in Tacoma
  A seaplane float has opened near downtown Tacoma on the Thea Foss Waterway.
  June 10, 2013 - Seattle Times
• There Is No Better Way To Get To The Hamptons Than In A Seaplane
  For New Yorkers, there's nothing better than escaping the city on a hot summer weekend. But getting out of town is another story. There is, however, another way to hightail it from the city to the Hamptons: by seaplane.
  June 10, 2013 - Business Insider
• Seaplane float formally opens on Tacoma’s Foss Waterway
  The project took nearly five years of planning and fundraising, but Tacoma finally has a dock where seaplanes can tie up.
  June 5, 2013 - Tacoma News Tribune

Quotes

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• James Marsden in KCCI.com
  It is real -- you are diving into a tank and pulling people onto a seaplane that's inside the tank,Marsden said. "I've got to hand it to Bryan. He embraces new technology -- but chooses to do as many practical effects as possible and uses...
• Rick Kelly in Motorsport.com
  I was a little nervous about sitting backwards as I almost always doing the driving in our race boats,said Rick Kelly. "But I actually had a lot of fun out there powering through the rough water. It was awesome to have the seaplane right...
• Tod Leiweke in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  As we say, the boat pulling away from the site depicts the most coveted free agent in the NFL pulling away to get on a seaplane having just signed a contract to be a Seahawk,Leiweke said.