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单词 planing
释义

planing

adjective

plan·​ing ˈplā-niŋ How to pronounce planing (audio)
: having or being a hull designed to lift partially from the water's surface at high speeds
planing boats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As such, the yacht will fly over the waves with less drag and more speed than a traditional planing yacht. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2021 The futuristic chase boat is fitted with hydrofoils that lift it up and out of the water for less resistance than a normal planing boat. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2021 Motors favor a planing hull that skims over the surface. Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

planing

see root planing

planing 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of plane
as in smoothing
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • smoothing
  • shaving
  • trimming
  • flattening
  • leveling
  • smoothening
  • paring
  • evening
  • levelling
  • laying
  • combing
  • pruning
  • clipping
  • raking
  • cropping
  • spreading
  • surfacing
  • pressing
  • carding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • roughing
  • roughening
  • bending
  • wrinkling
  • pitting
  • denting
  • rumpling
  • kinking
  • coarsening
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planing

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of plane
as in flying
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flying
  • sailing
  • gliding
  • hovering
  • winging
  • floating
  • drifting
  • aviating
  • darting
  • soaring
  • cruising
  • coasting
  • fluttering
  • sweeping
  • hanging
  • diving
  • jetting
  • flitting
  • stooping
  • wafting
  • orbiting
  • rocketing
  • helicoptering
  • catapulting
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