Amphibious Aircraft (Noun)
Meaning
An airplane designed to take off and land on water.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Martin P6M SeaMaster was a proposed US Navy amphibious aircraft designed to take off and land on water for long-range reconnaissance missions.
- Amphibious aircraft such as the Canadair CL-415 have been used for water bombing to combat forest fires.
- Seaplanes are often classified as a type of amphibious aircraft that can take off and land on both water and land.
- The ShinMaywa US-2 is a Japanese amphibious aircraft that is used for search and rescue operations and other military tasks.
- Beriev A-40 Albatross is a proposed Russian amphibious aircraft that is intended to be the largest amphibious aircraft in the world.