How to Use seaplane in a Sentence

seaplane

noun

• Her room looked out on the part of the harbor where seaplanes take off.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2018
• The Sea Dart was the first supersonic seaplane in the world.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• The sand dollar that washed up on Olga Bay, above, home of a seaplane base.
  — Photographs and Text By Christopher Miller, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2017
• Their home sits on a seven-acre island on the lake with a dock for their seaplane.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
• Chartered boats and seaplanes were used to ferry guests to and from the island.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2024
• There’s more on page 2, including how the C-130 seaplane will work.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2021
• Lake Spenard is linked to Lake Hood, where there is a major seaplane base.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2020
• Guests can tour the lake by Riva speedboat or seaplane.
  — Elaine Glusac, The Seattle Times, 11 Jan. 2018
• This is the first crash involving a seaplane since 1999, according to the Sun.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
• From here, tourists take either a speedboat or a seaplane to their resort on the island of choice.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 June 2022
• There are also afts called skegs and rudders which prevent the seaplane from tipping over in the ocean.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2017
• It’s located nearly 70 miles west of Key West, and the only way to get there is by boat or seaplane.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 4 May 2017
• Splurge on a seaplane or helicopter tour to view the bay and San Francisco skyline from the sky.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
• The seaplane nose dove into the water after making contact with the vessel, which raced over to the plane.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
• From aboard a seaplane in 2016, Josh Marano looked down over the Dry Tortugas and saw something strange.
  — Daniel Wu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
• The six-acre, 30-room property has its own private lagoon and dock, and the best way to arrive is by seaplane at dusk.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2019
• Now, the six-decade-old airframe could pick up yet another role: seaplane.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2021
• The seaplane was airborne by 11:05 a.m., according to Manice, who was aboard that flight as well.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• Buildings 1 and 2, behind which Navy seaplanes used to launch, date back to the establishment of the command.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2019
• Keep in mind that the park is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
  — Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
• Or the bucket-list seaplane ride to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas.
  — Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• The day features vintage aircraft flying over Lake Hood, often touted as the busiest seaplane base in the world.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
• Her sister and brother-in-law have another daughter who was not with them when the seaplane crashed, Hilty said.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022
• And in Alaska, a bush pilot hops in his seaplane to hunt down samples of the colossus, known to some as an enormous 4,000-pound floating head.
  — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2020
• Megan Hilty spoke out on Wednesday night (Sept. 7) about the tragic deaths of her sister, brother-in-law and nephew in a seaplane crash off the coast of Washington.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022
• Ten minutes later, the Coast Guard dispatched a seaplane to search the waters 28 miles northwest of Cuba.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 July 2018
• Visitors can choose from more than 100 resorts, most of which are reached by speedboat or seaplane.
  — Chris Dwyer, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
• The seaplane will be essential, flying from the mainland to Beijing’s island bases in the South China Sea.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2020
• Last summer, only one form of transportation was available to Isle Royale, and that was the seaplane service.
  — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2021
• After dozens and dozens of seaplane rides during my yearly visits, few sights are more jaw-dropping than a Soneva resort from above.
  — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024