hydroplane
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdroʊˌpleɪn/
- Specialized
:
hidroavión
- Austin had two other boats, a twenty-two-foot catboat and a full-sized racing hydroplane, tied up at a Chesapeake Bay marina.
Examples
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I'm taking my new hydroplane out in the morning.
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The flutter and shush of a hydroplane coasting in to dock woke her.
Fiction book (2002) -
The 15-minute hydroplane ferry ride to the island from either St. Ignace on the Upper Peninsula or Mackinaw City at the tip.
Academic text (2003) -
The hydroplane effortlessly glided over the water's surface during the race.
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We watched the hydroplane take off from the lake with impressive speed.
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After a smooth landing, the hydroplane taxied to the dock near the shore.
Synonyms
12
4.3
A plane that takes off from and lands on water
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7.5
A large plane with a body like a boat that lets it land on and float on water
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6.8
A small airplane with floats that takes off and lands on water
A plane with floats that lets it land and take off from water
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hydroplane comes from hydro- 'water' and plane, like the word airplane. So a hydroplane is literally a 'water plane', an aircraft made to take off from and land on water.