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Difference between Sea plane and Sea-borne plane

sea planean airplane with floats instead of wheels for landing on water:

  • The area is accessible only by boat or sea-plane, and there are no automobiles on the island.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the compound sailplane—a light glider:

  • Sailplanes are capable of soaring flight, that is flying without loss of height or gaining height.

sea-borne planean airplane on board an aircraft-carrier:

  • This plane will be more basic in engineering than its sea-borne cousins.