hydroplane
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdroʊˌpleɪn/
- Specialized
:
hidroala
- The unlimited hydroplane skimmed effortlessly over the water during the race.
- hydroplane racing
- unlimited hydroplanes
Examples
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This is the Grand Prix for the Unlimited hydroplanes.
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This here right here is an Unlimited hydroplane.
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A great day for the opening of the 1971 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing season.
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In a start unique to hydroplane racing, the clock starts to wind down as the drivers jockey for position.
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In the summer of 1971, I was 10 years old and the only thing I looked forward to more than the last day of school was the first day of practice of hydroplane racing season.
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It's the setting today with more than 100,000 people to watch the Gold Cup race for Unlimited hydroplanes.
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On a hot July day in 1996, two young men took a walk along the Columbia River after attending the annual hydroplane races at Kennewick, Washington.
Academic text (2000) -
He maneuvered it onto a rack next to another one of his toys, a small outboard hydroplane.
Fiction book (1999) -
Hello, I'm Keith Jackson and you're about to see today on ABC's Wide World of Sports what we call the thunderboats, the Unlimited hydroplanes, the powerhouses of boat racing, run for the Gold Cup.
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During the summer, spectators gather to watch the hydroplane races at the lake.
Synonyms
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2.4
A small fast boat with a motor used for racing or quick trips
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3.9
A boat or ship that carries people and things on water
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3.7
A fast boat with a motor used for racing or quick trips
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7.2
A fast boat that rises above the water on winglike plates so it can travel faster
Compounds
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Etymology
The word hydroplane comes from hydro- 'water' and plane, like the word airplane, which gives the image of something that 'planes' or skims on water. That's why hydroplane also names a fast boat that lifts and skims above the water.