hydroplane (redirected from hydroplanes)

hy·dro·plane  (hdr-pln)

n.

1. See seaplane.

2. A motorboat designed so that the prow and much of the hull lift out of the water and skim the surface at high speeds.

3. See hydrofoil.

4. A horizontal rudder on a submarine.

intr.v. hy·dro·planed, hy·dro·plan·ing, hy·dro·planes

1. To drive or ride in a hydroplane.

2.

a. To skim along on the surface of the water.

b. To be or go out of control by skimming along the surface of a wet road. Used of a motor vehicle.

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hydroplane [ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a motorboat equipped with hydrofoils or with a shaped bottom that raises its hull out of the water at high speeds

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an attachment to an aircraft to enable it to glide along the surface of water

3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) another name (esp US) for a seaplane

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a horizontal vane on the hull of a submarine for controlling its vertical motion

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a boat) to rise out of the water in the manner of a hydroplane

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hydroplane - an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane" seaplane aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" floatplane, pontoon plane - a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water flying boat - a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
	2.	hydroplane - 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" hydrofoil speedboat - a fast motorboat
Verb	1.	hydroplane - glide on the water in a hydroplane seaplane aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"

Translations

hydroplane [ˈhaɪdrəʊpleɪn] N → hidroavión m

hydroplane [ˈhaɪdrəpleɪn] n

(= seaplane) → hydravion m

(= jetfoil) → hydroglisseur m

hydroplane [ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn] n → idrovolante m

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hydroplane [ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn] n → idrovolante m