hydroplane
/ˈhʌɪdrəpleɪn
/noun
1A light, fast motor boat designed to skim over the surface of water.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....
- 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.
- He nodded, staring out over the clear water to where the hydroplane was now visible, a dot on the horizon.
2A fin-like attachment which enables a moving submarine to rise or fall in the water.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....
- 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!
- The A7 was the first submarine in the Royal Navy to be fitted with hydroplanes on her conning tower.
3US A seaplane.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....
- 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.
verb North American
another term for aquaplane. a motorist whose car hydroplaned and crashed into a tree...
- Jenny's mom had hydroplaned and skidded off the road.
- Markus headed for some old airplanes trying to go around them only to have his car hydroplane on a mixture of water and oil.
- A car hit this standing water, hydroplaned off the road, and crashed, killing the driver.