hydroplane

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
2. (intransitive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.

Noun

1. (intransitive) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
2. (intransitive) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
3. (intransitive) A hydrofoil (“boat type”)
4. (intransitive) A hydrofoil (“hydrodynamic surface”)
5. (intransitive) The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth

Synonyms

seaplane

hydrofoil

hydroaeroplane

hypersensitive

hypocrisy

hypocrite

hypocritical

hysterical

amphibian flying boat

pontoon plane

diving rudder

float plane

displacement boat

flying boat

diving plane

hymen

hymn

Translations

hidroavión

idrovolante

Wasserflugzeug

hydravion

υδροπλάνο

hidroplano

hidroavião

idroplano

hidroavió

watervliegtuig

hidroplà

planeur

hydroptère

Flugboot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪdɹəʊˌpleɪn/

Etymology

From hydro- + plane.