HYDROPLANE

hydrofoil, hydroplane

(noun) a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; “the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record”

seaplane, hydroplane

(noun) an airplane that can land on or take off from water; “the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane”

hydroplane, seaplane

(verb) glide on the water in a hydroplane

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hydroplane (third-person singular simple present hydroplanes, present participle hydroplaning, simple past and past participle hydroplaned) (intransitive)

To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.

Noun

hydroplane (plural hydroplanes)

(nautical): A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing

A hydrofoil

A seaplane

The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"dro*plane, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]

1. A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or rise, after the manner of an aëroplane.

2. A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.

Hy"dro*plane, v. i.

Definition: Of a boat, to plane (see Plane, below).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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