Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A motorboat designed so that the prow and much of the hull lift out of the water and skim the surface at high speeds.
- noun A horizontal rudder on a submarine.
- intransitive verb To drive or ride in a hydroplane.
- intransitive verb To skim along on the surface of the water.
- intransitive verb To be or go out of control by skimming along the surface of a wet road. Used of a motor vehicle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given by its inventor to the horizontal side-submerging rudder of the Lake type of submarine boat. There are two of these horizontal rudders on each side of the boat manipulated in unison; when they are inclined forward and downward they cause the boat to be submerged bodily instead of having a diving motion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun A projecting plane or fin on a hydroplane{3} to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
- noun a powered surface boat fitted with planes (hydroplanes{2}) projecting below the hull, designed to lift the boat, when moving rapidly, so that the hull itself is lifted out of the water and the boat is supported by the hydrodynamic forces of the water on the hydroplanes{2}, thus permitting higher speeds; formerly called a
gliding boat . - intransitive verb Of a boat, to move through water while supported by hydroplanes{3} (see
hydroplane{3} , above). - intransitive verb to move through a body of water supported by the hydrodynamic forces on a surface, similar in principle to a
hydroplane{3} ; -- said, e. .g, of automobiles skidding on a shallow patch of water on a road when moving at high speed, thus causing the tires to lose contact with the road surface.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
skim the surface of a body ofwater while moving at highspeed . - noun nautical : A specific type of
motorboat used exclusively forracing . - noun A
hydrofoil - noun A
seaplane - noun The wing of a
submarine , used to help control depth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb glide on the water in a hydroplane
- noun a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- noun an airplane that can land on or take off from water
Etymologies
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Examples
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-- Hydro means water, hence the term hydroplane has been given to machines which have suitable pontoons or boats, so they may alight or initiate flight from water.
Aeroplanes 1915
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And that machine is what we call a hydroplane -- that is, it will prove to be as much at home on the water as in the air. "
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck John Luther Langworthy
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There were two huge water spouts where you drive into them and all of the cars kind of hydroplane somewhat.
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There was so much rain that any faster and he would hydroplane.
And So It Begins Luovien Innoitus 2011
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The speed at which a car will hydroplane depends on many factors, such as tire tread depth, tire design and quality, water depth, and vehicle weight.
How can drivers deal with heavy rain and flooded roads? 2010
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The Disco Vilante from Thunderball. the Yacht that could turn into a hydroplane.
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Kayleigh Perkins leapt from the UL-72 Miss Foster Care hydroplane that caught fire as she taxied to shore after a test run in Lake Washington during a spring training event, Thursday, in Seattle.
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It is important to note that all vehicles can hydroplane in the rain.
How can drivers deal with heavy rain and flooded roads? 2010
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He turned and I started showing off — and the skateboard started to hydroplane and spin out.
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Back tomorrow once I'm fully recovered from the road trip to Stone Mountain, Georgia, the return part of which included six solid hours of heavy rain and the witnessing of a Georgia sheriff deputy hydroplane off the interstate as he sped by us to investigate a wreck up ahead.
July 2008 2008
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