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单词 hydroplane
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Definition of hydroplane in English:

hydroplane

noun ˈhʌɪdrəpleɪnˈhaɪdrəˌpleɪn
  • 1A light, fast motorboat designed to skim over the surface of water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A couple of canoers were out paddling, and a hydroplane came in for a lake landing.
    • Since small outboard race boats are one of Montgomery's passions - he has five hydroplanes in his 15-boat fleet - the museum will include a section devoted to outboard racing, complete with a few boats and trophies.
    • With all these questions heavily on my mind, I boarded a four-seat Cessna 206 hydroplane for a 40-minute flight to the shores of Fraser Lake in the depth of Alaskan wilderness.
    • He nodded, staring out over the clear water to where the hydroplane was now visible, a dot on the horizon.
    • Their run established a new world and national record as part of Windermere Records Week which saw high-speed watercraft - from one-man hydroplanes to offshore Formula 1 powerboats - take to the water.
  • 2A movable horizontal attachment that enables a moving submarine to rise or fall in the water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hatches are intact, periscope housings in place, propeller-shafts and control rods stick out of the stern alongside intact hydroplanes and rudder.
    • The A7 was the first submarine in the Royal Navy to be fitted with hydroplanes on her conning tower.
    • The fore and aft hydroplanes are still in position and the external torpedo tubes on the bow are a very impressive sight.
    • Stubborn had survived one of the worst attacks of the war, despite the loss of her aft hydroplanes and rudder, and had carried out the deepest-ever dive at the time, to an estimated 165m!
    • Upstairs houses interactive tests for youngsters from mechanical diving suit arms to the art of driving a submarine using hydroplanes and the knack of positive and negative buoyancy.
  • 3US A seaplane.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next, the man declares that he would like to take Nick flying in his hydroplane.
    • A dozen of the country's top scientists and intellectuals climbed aboard a hydroplane and flew out into the Bay of Rio to welcome him.
    • This park has a rich history dating back to 1927 when Italy's then leader, Mussolini, built a non-military airport for the landing of hydroplanes from outlying lakes.
verb ˈhʌɪdrəpleɪnˈhaɪdrəˌpleɪn
[no object]North American
  • a motorist whose car hydroplaned and crashed into a tree
    another term for aquaplane
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jenny's mom had hydroplaned and skidded off the road.
    • When I reapplied the brakes, the right tire probably made contact with the surface, while the left tire still was hydroplaning, thus the pull to the right.
    • A car hit this standing water, hydroplaned off the road, and crashed, killing the driver.
    • Markus headed for some old airplanes trying to go around them only to have his car hydroplane on a mixture of water and oil.
    • Thin tread causes the tire to hydroplane - riding up on a film of water and losing contact with the pavement, similar to driving on ice.
 
 

Definition of hydroplane in US English:

hydroplane

nounˈhaɪdrəˌpleɪnˈhīdrəˌplān
  • 1A light, fast motorboat designed to skim over the surface of water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since small outboard race boats are one of Montgomery's passions - he has five hydroplanes in his 15-boat fleet - the museum will include a section devoted to outboard racing, complete with a few boats and trophies.
    • Their run established a new world and national record as part of Windermere Records Week which saw high-speed watercraft - from one-man hydroplanes to offshore Formula 1 powerboats - take to the water.
    • With all these questions heavily on my mind, I boarded a four-seat Cessna 206 hydroplane for a 40-minute flight to the shores of Fraser Lake in the depth of Alaskan wilderness.
    • A couple of canoers were out paddling, and a hydroplane came in for a lake landing.
    • He nodded, staring out over the clear water to where the hydroplane was now visible, a dot on the horizon.
  • 2A movable horizontal attachment that enables a moving submarine to rise or fall in the water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fore and aft hydroplanes are still in position and the external torpedo tubes on the bow are a very impressive sight.
    • The A7 was the first submarine in the Royal Navy to be fitted with hydroplanes on her conning tower.
    • Stubborn had survived one of the worst attacks of the war, despite the loss of her aft hydroplanes and rudder, and had carried out the deepest-ever dive at the time, to an estimated 165m!
    • Hatches are intact, periscope housings in place, propeller-shafts and control rods stick out of the stern alongside intact hydroplanes and rudder.
    • Upstairs houses interactive tests for youngsters from mechanical diving suit arms to the art of driving a submarine using hydroplanes and the knack of positive and negative buoyancy.
  • 3US A seaplane.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next, the man declares that he would like to take Nick flying in his hydroplane.
    • A dozen of the country's top scientists and intellectuals climbed aboard a hydroplane and flew out into the Bay of Rio to welcome him.
    • This park has a rich history dating back to 1927 when Italy's then leader, Mussolini, built a non-military airport for the landing of hydroplanes from outlying lakes.
verbˈhaɪdrəˌpleɪnˈhīdrəˌplān
[no object]North American
  • (of a vehicle) slide uncontrollably on the wet surface of a road.

    a motorist whose car hydroplaned and crashed into a tree
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A car hit this standing water, hydroplaned off the road, and crashed, killing the driver.
    • Thin tread causes the tire to hydroplane - riding up on a film of water and losing contact with the pavement, similar to driving on ice.
    • Markus headed for some old airplanes trying to go around them only to have his car hydroplane on a mixture of water and oil.
    • Jenny's mom had hydroplaned and skidded off the road.
    • When I reapplied the brakes, the right tire probably made contact with the surface, while the left tire still was hydroplaning, thus the pull to the right.
 
 
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