In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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