flying boat

noun

A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but (unless also equipped with wheels) not on land.

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Meanings

nounflying boat (plural flying boats)

plural flying boats

  1. A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but (unless also equipped with wheels) not on land.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 飛行艇 /飞行艇
  • 飛行艇 /飞行艇 (fēixíngtǐng)fixed-winged seaplane
Finnish lentovene
  • lentovenefixed-winged seaplane
German Flugboot
  • Flugbootfixed-winged seaplane
Japanese 飛行艇
  • 飛行艇 (hikōtei)fixed-winged seaplane
Korean 비행정
  • 비행정 (bihaengjeong)fixed-winged seaplane
Polish łódź latająca
  • łódź latającafixed-winged seaplane
Spanish bote volador
  • bote voladorfixed-winged seaplane
Cite this entry
APA

flying boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20boat

MLA

“flying boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20boat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flying boat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20boat.

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