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hydroplane
(hī′drə plān′)
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noun
- a small, light motorboat with hydrofoils or with a flat bottom rising in steps to the stern so that it can skim along the water's surface at high speeds
- seaplane
- an attachment for an airplane that enables it to glide along on the water
- a horizontal rudder used to submerge or raise a submarine
Origin: hydro- + plane
intransitive verb hydroplaned, hydroplaning
- to drive or ride in a hydroplane
- to skim along on a film of liquid without touching the surface beneath, as vehicle tires on a wet road
See hydroplane in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- See seaplane.
- A motorboat designed so that the prow and much of the hull lift out of the water and skim the surface at high speeds.
- See hydrofoil.
- A horizontal rudder on a submarine.
- To drive or ride in a hydroplane.
- a. To skim along on the surface of the water.b. To be or go out of control by skimming along the surface of a wet road. Used of a motor vehicle.
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