seaplane
from
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]
from
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
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