floatplane
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
Example Sentences
- "Many floatplanes are amphibious and, according to floatplane experts, even the ones that aren't have been operated in and out of grass airstrips in emergencies."
- "I transfer to a small floatplane that will fly me northwest, to Lost Creek, where I’ll stay for the next five days, until another plane can bring me back here."