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hydroplane

Syllabification: (hy·dro·plane)
Pronunciation: /ˈhīdrəˌplān/
Translate hydroplane | into Italian
Definition of hydroplane

noun

  • 1a light fast motorboat designed to skim over the surface of water.
  • 2a finlike attachment that enables a moving submarine to rise or fall in the water.
  • 3US a seaplane.

verb

[no object] North American
  • 1(of a vehicle) slide uncontrollably on the wet surface of a road:a motorist whose car hydroplaned and crashed into a tree

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