seaplane carrier

noun

A type of warship, a form of seaplane tender and an early variety of aircraft carrier, which carries seaplanes onboard, and can launch and retrieve them, as well as tend to them.

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Meanings

nounseaplane carrier (plural seaplane carriers)

plural seaplane carriers

  1. A type of warship, a form of seaplane tender and an early variety of aircraft carrier, which carries seaplanes onboard, and can launch and retrieve them, as well as tend to them.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
seaplane tender

Translations

German Flugzeugmutterschiff
  • FlugzeugmutterschiffTranslations
Polish okręt-baza wodnosamolotów
  • okręt-baza wodnosamolotówTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

seaplane carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaplane%20carrier

MLA

“seaplane carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaplane%20carrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seaplane carrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaplane%20carrier.

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