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hydrofoil

[ hahy-druh-foil ]

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noun

Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
Nautical.
1. a winglike member having this form, designed to lift the hull of a moving vessel.
2. a vessel equipped with hydrofoils.

hydrofoil

/ ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl /

noun

a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes
any of these vanes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrofoil¹

First recorded in 1915–20; hydro- ¹ + foil ²

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Example Sentences

Regent’s design includes a hydrofoil, which will lift the vehicle out of the water once it crosses 20 miles per hour, allowing it to take off seamlessly.

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With only its hydrofoils cutting through the water, the boat leaves virtually no wake, noise, or emissions—a sea change from the hulking diesel-powered ferries that currently haul commuters through the archipelago that makes up the Swedish capital.

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A few weeks ago we showed you the clip of a hydrofoil board being destroyed by a rock-wielding person in San Francisco.

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It acted as a hydrofoil, its forward motion pulling it deeper into the water.

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Albanian sources claim that a dozen newer torpedo boats have been supplied by the Chinese, six of them hydrofoil types.

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