In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AQUAPLANE
aquaplane
(noun) a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
aquaplane
(verb) ride on an aquaplane
aquaplane
(verb) rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road; “the car aquaplaned”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
aquaplane (plural aquaplanes)
A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment
Verb
aquaplane (third-person singular simple present aquaplanes, present participle aquaplaning, simple past and past participle aquaplaned)
to ride such a board
(automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
Source: Wiktionary
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30 November 2024
HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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