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Hydroplane Common

Origin: Greek prefix hydro-

Hydroplane has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an airplane that can land on or take off from water

"the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"

2

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"

3

A hydrofoil

Verb
1

glide on the water in a hydroplane

2

To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
airplane speedboat fly
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
floatplane flying boat
Rhyming Words
ane bane pane vane nane zane cane jane rane sane dane fane wane lane tane mane brane amane jeane ruane
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