puddle jumper
noun
informal
: a small airplane
To get there, you catch a puddle jumper out of Denver to Durango …—
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Central, coastal Belize City offers quick access to the cayes via puddle jumpers and ferries.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Land travel between districts and towns is so tough that many travelers and locals take puddle jumpers between the bustling towns of Belize City, San Ignacio, Placencia, and the cayes.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
After posting the adorable clip featuring Phoenix in a blue puddle jumper and matching blue bucket hat, the mom of two received some guidance about her son's swimming outfit in the comments.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Others suggested getting rid of the puddle jumper altogether.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
After a 40-minute puddle jumper from Grand Cayman aboard a twin prop plane (or a direct flight from Miami on Saturdays), Le Soleil d’Or is a 10-minute drive from the airport on the island’s southern shore.
—Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
More often than not, luxurious Bahamian and Caribbean vacations involve multiple forms of transportation — most likely a regular commercial plane, followed by a puddle jumper, a ferry or boat, and then a taxi ride.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
Likewise, while many safari camps can arrange private puddle jumpers, only Tswalu in South Africa’s Kalahari has a spacious Beechcraft King Air 350 to help upgrade the 90-minute flight from Johannesburg.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 July 2023
The runway was too short for long-haul private jets, and commercial service was spotty—mostly a puddle jumper operated by American Eagle a few times a week.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2022
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Land travel between districts and towns is so tough that many travelers and locals take puddle jumpers between the bustling towns of Belize City, San Ignacio, Placencia, and the cayes.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
After posting the adorable clip featuring Phoenix in a blue puddle jumper and matching blue bucket hat, the mom of two received some guidance about her son's swimming outfit in the comments.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Others suggested getting rid of the puddle jumper altogether.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
After a 40-minute puddle jumper from Grand Cayman aboard a twin prop plane (or a direct flight from Miami on Saturdays), Le Soleil d’Or is a 10-minute drive from the airport on the island’s southern shore.
—Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
More often than not, luxurious Bahamian and Caribbean vacations involve multiple forms of transportation — most likely a regular commercial plane, followed by a puddle jumper, a ferry or boat, and then a taxi ride.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
Likewise, while many safari camps can arrange private puddle jumpers, only Tswalu in South Africa’s Kalahari has a spacious Beechcraft King Air 350 to help upgrade the 90-minute flight from Johannesburg.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 July 2023
The runway was too short for long-haul private jets, and commercial service was spotty—mostly a puddle jumper operated by American Eagle a few times a week.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2022
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