hydroplane Definition
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hydroplane
noun
- 1. A light motorboat with a flat bottom or hydrofoils which, at high speeds, skims along the surface of the water.
2. A fin-like device attached to a submarine allowing it to rise and fall in the water.
3. A seaplane.
- 1. Said of a boat: to skim on the surface of the water like a hydroplane.
2. Said of a road vehicle: to skid on a wet surface; to aquaplane.
