hydrofoil (redirected from Hydrofoils)

hy·dro·foil  (hdr-foil)

n.

1. A winglike structure attached to the hull of a boat that raises all or part of the hull out of the water when the boat is moving forward, thus reducing drag.

2. A boat equipped with hydrofoils. Also called hydroplane.

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hydrofoil [ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any of these vanes

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hydrofoil - a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" foil device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	2.	hydrofoil - a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record" hydroplane speedboat - a fast motorboat

Translations

hydrofoil [ˈhaɪdrəʊfɔɪl] N → hidroala m, aliscafo m

hydrofoil [ˈhaɪdrəfɔɪl] n → hydrofoil m, hydroptère m

hydrofoil [ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl] n → aliscafo