floatplane
floatplane — 名詞
1. an aircraft built with long, narrow floats under its body instead of wheels, so
浮筒水上飛機
機身下裝有長浮筒、可在水面起降的飛機
an aircraft built with long, narrow floats under its body instead of wheels, so it can take off from and land on water.
Ryo took photos of the red floatplane gliding across the calm lake at sunrise.
Ryo 拍下那架紅色水上飛機在日出時分滑過平靜湖面的畫面。
noun phrase: a [colour] floatplane gliding across [water]
The rescue team arrived at the remote island by floatplane within two hours.
救援小組搭水上飛機，兩個小時內就抵達那座偏遠的島嶼。
travel by floatplane (means of transport)
Nadia booked a small floatplane to fly tourists between the harbour and the lighthouse.
Nadia 租了一架小型水上飛機，載遊客往返港口與燈塔之間。
Heavy waves made it dangerous for the floatplane to land near the fishing village.
強勁的浪讓水上飛機在漁村附近降落變得十分危險。
Pilots in Alaska often fly floatplanes to deliver food and medicine to remote villages.
阿拉斯加的飛行員經常駕駛浮筒水上飛機，將食物和藥品送到偏遠的村落。
- seaplane
broader term covering floatplanes and flying boats; more common in everyday English
- pontoon plane
informal North American term, emphasising the float design
- hydroplane
older or technical synonym; also means a fast boat in modern use, so can be ambiguous
- landplane
an aircraft built with wheels for runway use, not water
用法筆記
Subject is usually a pilot, passenger, or rescue/delivery team. Most common with verbs of travel (fly, land, take off) and locations involving water (lake, harbour, coast).