[syn: hydroplane, seaplane]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydro-aeroplane \Hy"dro-a"["e]r*o*plane`\ (A["e]ronautics)
An a["e]roplane with a boatlike or other understructure that
enables it to travel on, or to rise from the surface of, a
body of water by its own motive power; -- now usually
referred to as a seaplane. [obsolescent]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
seaplane
n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: seaplane, hydroplane]
v 1: glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: hydroplane,
seaplane]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "seaplane":
aeroboat, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, amphibian, balloon,
be airborne, boat seaplane, clipper, cruise, drift, ferry, flit,
floatplane, fly, flying boat, glide, hop, hover, hydroplane, jet,
navigate, sail, sailplane, soar, take the air, take wing, volplane,
waterplane, wing