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
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.
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
