flying boat

flying boat

English

Noun

flying boat (plural flying boats)

1. A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but not on land.

Usage notes

• It differs from a floatplane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy.

Translations

fixed-winged seaplane

Chinese: Mandarin: 飛行艇 (zh), 飞行艇 (zh) (fēixíngtǐng)

Japanese: 飛行艇 (ja) (ひこうてい, hikōtei) Polish: łódź latająca f