Flying Boat (Noun)
Meaning
A large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Sunderland flying boat served primarily as a British patrol bomber during World War II.
- The Martin P6M SeaMaster was a flying boat designed by the US Navy in the 1950s.
- The famous Catalina flying boat played a vital military role during the early years of World War II.
- Beriev A-40 was a proposed large flying boat project that was canceled at the mock-up stage.
- Flying boats began disappearing due to the invention of longer-range land planes and more advanced airport equipment in the mid-20th century.