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hydroaeroplane

Today it means: A floatplane, an airplane specialized for operating on water, having pontoon floats instead of skids or wheels. Full definition →

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From hydro- + aeroplane (hydro- + aero- + plane).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.