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noun
1.
a seaplane.
2.
an attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water.
3.
a light, high-powered boat, especially one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
4.
a horizontal rudder for submerging or elevating a submarine.
verb (used without object)
5.
to skim over water in the manner of a hydroplane.
6.
to travel in a hydroplane.
7.
Also, aquaplane. (of a vehicular tire or vehicle) to ride on a film of water on a wet surface with a resulting decrease in braking and steering effectiveness.
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| hydroplane (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a motorboat equipped with hydrofoils or with a shaped bottom that raises its hull out of the water at high speeds |
| 2. | an attachment to an aircraft to enable it to glide along the surface of water |
| 3. | another name (esp US) for a seaplane |
| 4. | a horizontal vane on the hull of a submarine for controlling its vertical motion |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (intr) (of a boat) to rise out of the water in the manner of a hydroplane |
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hydroplane
1904, coined in Amer.Eng. with sense of "motorboat that glides on the surface of water," from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor "water" + plane (from airplane). The verb is first attested 1914, "to skim the surface of water by use of hydroplanes;" meaning "skid on a thin layer of water" (esp. of automobile
EXPANDtires) first recorded 1962, properly aquaplane (1961 in this sense).
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