aquaplane
verb /ˈækwəpleɪn/
/ˈɑːkwəpleɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they aquaplane | /ˈækwəpleɪn/ /ˈɑːkwəpleɪn/ |
he / she / it aquaplanes | /ˈækwəpleɪnz/ /ˈɑːkwəpleɪnz/ |
past simple aquaplaned | /ˈækwəpleɪnd/ /ˈɑːkwəpleɪnd/ |
past participle aquaplaned | /ˈækwəpleɪnd/ /ˈɑːkwəpleɪnd/ |
-ing form aquaplaning | /ˈækwəpleɪnɪŋ/ /ˈɑːkwəpleɪnɪŋ/ |
- (British English) (North American English hydroplane)[intransitive] (of a motor vehicle) to slide out of control on a wet road
- [intransitive] to stand on a board that is pulled along on water behind a speedboat in the sport of aquaplaning
Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally US): from Latin aqua ‘water’ + the verb plane.