Meaning of HYDROPLANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hIdru`pleyn
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- [n] a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
- [n] an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
- [v] glide on the water in a hydroplane
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| | Synonyms: | | hydrofoil, seaplane, seaplane |
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| | See Also: | | aeroplane, airplane, aviate, floatplane, fly, flying boat, glide, pilot, plane, pontoon plane, speedboat | |
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\Hy"dro*plane\, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]
1. A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the
hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or
depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or
rise, after the manner of an a["e]roplane.
2. A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the
moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
\Hy"dro*plane\, v. i.
Of a boat, to plane (see {Plane}, below).
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| | Related Terms: | | aeroboat, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, amphibian, balloon, be airborne, boat seaplane, clipper, cruise, drift, ferry, flit, floatplane, fly, flying boat, glide, hop, hover, jet, navigate, sail, sailplane, seaplane, soar, take the air, take wing, volplane, waterplane, wing |
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