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Recent Examples of seaplane
Knight is credited with rescuing 20 ocean vessels and at least eight seaplanes and riding out six hurricanes at the top of the lighthouse.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
The idea was to build a seaplane using advanced composite materials that had enough range and payload capacity to carry out fast logistics missions as well as assisting in rescue and disaster relief efforts.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
For the thrill-seekers, there were glacier treks, helicopter tours, ziplining, and seaplane flyovers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 24 June 2025
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
The idea was to build a seaplane using advanced composite materials that had enough range and payload capacity to carry out fast logistics missions as well as assisting in rescue and disaster relief efforts.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
For the thrill-seekers, there were glacier treks, helicopter tours, ziplining, and seaplane flyovers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaplane
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Found nowhere else on the planet, this tiny amphibian is known for its unique method of parenting, with male Darwin’s frogs gestating their young in the vocal sac below their mouth.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other fossils previously found in the Chorrillo Formation indicate that K. atrox lived in a diverse habitat, home to dinosaurs, other reptiles, amphibians and even a Cretaceous ancestor of the modern platypus.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 2016 book tells the incredible true story of Arthur Meyerowitz, an American turret-gunner whose B-24 bomber was shot down over Vichy France in 1943.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its carrier—the B-52H bomber—can carry up to 20 missiles.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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On June 22, U.S. warplanes joined the campaign, striking Iran's nuclear sites.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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In that operation, Kyiv for months smuggled hundreds of small drones deep inside Russia for a coordinated strike that destroyed upward of 40 Russian warplanes on five airbases across the country.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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As part of its deal, Japan also placed an order for 100 Boeing jets, although the value of the order was not disclosed.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Flight logs show Trump flew at least once on Epstein’s private jet.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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That may not seem like a lot of performance for not much power, but the HB-SXA is essentially a powered glider designed to take advantage of thermals and other updrafts to gain and maintain altitude.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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My dad flew into Belgium on a glider plane after parachute training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and rarely, if ever, discussed his war-time experiences with his kids.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaplane. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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