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seaplane tender

seaplane tender noun: a ship designed to tend to the needs of seaplanes, floatplanes and flying boats at sea, for resupply, refueling, sometimes including catapult launch.

Noun

seaplane tender (plural seaplane tenders)

  1. (obsolete) a ship designed to tend to the needs of seaplanes, floatplanes and flying boats at sea, for resupply, refueling, sometimes including catapult launch
  2. (obsolete) a type of aircraft carrier specialized in dealing with airplanes that can use water as a landing surface

Synonyms of seaplane tender

Forms of seaplane tender

pluralseaplane tenders

Questions about seaplane tender

What does seaplane tender mean?
Seaplane tender means a ship designed to tend to the needs of seaplanes, floatplanes and flying boats at sea, for resupply, refueling, sometimes including catapult launch.
What part of speech is seaplane tender?
Seaplane tender is a noun.
What is the plural of seaplane tender?
The plural of seaplane tender is seaplane tenders.

Words near seaplane tender in the dictionary

  1. seapiece
  2. seapieces
  3. seaplane
  4. seaplane carrier
  5. seaplane carriers
  6. seaplane tender
  7. seaplane tenders
  8. seaplanes
  9. seapoose
  10. seapooses
  11. seaport

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