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单词 hydrofoil
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hydrofoil

[ hahy-druh-foil ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəˌfɔɪl /
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noun

Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
Nautical.
  1. a winglike member having this form, designed to lift the hull of a moving vessel.
  2. a vessel equipped with hydrofoils.

Origin of hydrofoil

First recorded in 1915–20; hydro-1 + foil2

Words nearby hydrofoil

hydroelectric, hydroencephalocele, hydrofluoric, hydrofluoric acid, hydrofluorocarbon, hydrofoil, hydroforming, hydroformylation, hydrofracking, hydrofracturing, hydrogel
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Example sentences from the Web for hydrofoil

  • It acted as a hydrofoil, its forward motion pulling it deeper into the water.

    The Wailing Octopus|Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Albanian sources claim that a dozen newer torpedo boats have been supplied by the Chinese, six of them hydrofoil types.

    Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for hydrofoil

hydrofoil
/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl) /

noun

a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes
any of these vanes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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