float plane

collocation in English

meaningsoffloatandplane

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float
noun
uk
/fləʊt/us
/floʊt/
UK
a small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers ...
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plane
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
flat:
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(Definition offloatandplanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffloat plane

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It has severalfloatplaneservices, canoe, and fishing outfitters.
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In the past, the flying-boat developed alongside thefloatplane.
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The remainder are served by private boat orfloatplane.
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A little later, she tried to surface again but was attacked by a divingfloatplane.
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Excludesfloatplanelandings in normal water landing areas.
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They are accessible only by boat orfloatplane, and are open year-round.
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A rotating catapult for afloatplaneand a derrick were fitted between the funnels.
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It differs from afloatplaneas it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy.
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Guests can arrive either by car or at the inns dock by boat orfloatplane.
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The project also supplies infrastructure for future water based developments including an expanded marina, afloatplaneterminal, and water-based retail opportunities.
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There is no highway access, but the lake is reachable byfloatplane.
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Access is by eitherfloatplaneor logging road.
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The only way to land with an airplane during the few summer months is on water with afloatplane.
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Charter services provide flights to outlying areas primarily byfloatplanethough helicopter service is also available.
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The park is accessible byfloatplaneonly.
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It was intended that thefloatplanebe used for scouting for the destroyer flotilla which the ship was attached to.
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The cabin can only be reached by boat orfloatplane.
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Little investment in fixed air strips was required forfloatplaneoperations.
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The lake may also be accessed byfloatplane.
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