hydroplane

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Synonyms: hydrophane, hydrophone, gyroplane, hydroclone, hydrolase, hydroplanes, hydroplaned, hydrobiplane, hydrovane, hydrolant

Antonyms: hydrophane, hydrophone, gyroplane, hydroclone, hydrolase, hydroplanes, hydroplaned, hydrobiplane, hydrovane, hydrolant

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To [[skim]] the surface of a body of [[water]] while moving at high [[speed]].
2. {{senseid|en|automotive}} {{lb|en|automotive}} For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of [[water]] between the [[road]] and the [[tyre]]s. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no [[traction]] at all for steering or braking.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|motorboat}} {{lb|en|nautical}} A specific type of [[motorboat]] used exclusively for [[racing]].
2. {{senseid|en|aircraft}} {{lb|en|aircraft|nautical}} A [[seaplane]]; any [[aircraft]] capable of [[take off|taking off]] from, and [[alighting]] on the [[surface]] of [[water]].
3. {{senseid|en|hydrofoil}} {{lb|en|nautical}} A {{l|en|hydrofoil||boat type}}
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A {{l|en|hydrofoil||hydrodynamic surface}}
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} The wing of a [[submarine]], used to help control depth

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