skiplane

[ skee-pleyn ]
/ ˈskiˌpleɪn /

noun Aeronautics.

an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.

Origin of skiplane

First recorded in 1925–30; ski + plane1

British Dictionary definitions for skiplane

skiplane
/ (ˈskiːˌpleɪn) /

noun

an aircraft fitted with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow