flying-boat hull

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• Flying boat — A compact form of hydro a[ e]roplane having one central body, or hull. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flying boat — n. an airplane with a hull that permits it to land on and take off from water …   English World dictionary

• Flying boat — Infobox Aviation name=Flying boat caption=Short S23 C Class or Empire Flying BoatA flying boat is a specialised form of aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water, using its fuselage as a floating hull. Such aircraft are… …   Wikipedia

• flying boat — A form of seaplane whose fuselage serves as the boat hull …   Aviation dictionary

• flying boat — fly′ing boat n. aer. a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

• flying boat — /ˈflaɪɪŋ boʊt/ (say fluying boht) noun an aircraft, whose main body consists of a single hull or boat, that can take off and land on water …  

• flying boat — noun Date: 1913 a seaplane with a hull designed for floating …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating. Cf. floatplane. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

• flying boat — seaplane with a hull adapted for floating …   English contemporary dictionary

• Curtiss Model E flying boat — ▪ airplane  aircraft designed and built by American aeronautics pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss (Curtiss, Glenn Hammond) and first flown in 1912. Although the French aviation pioneer Henri Farman (Farman, Henri) had flown off the water in 1910, the …   Universalium

• hull — hull1 [hul] n. [ME hule < OE hulu, akin to Ger hülle, covering: for IE base see HALL] 1. the outer covering of a seed or fruit, as the husk of grain, pod of a pea, shell of a nut, etc. 2. the calyx of some fruits, as the raspberry 3. any outer …   English World dictionary