hydroplane

/hahy-druh-pleyn/US // ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn //UK // (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn) //

液压机,水机,水飞机,水翼机

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a seaplane.
- : an attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water.
- : a light, high-powered boat, especially one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
- : a horizontal rudder for submerging or elevating a submarine.

v.无主动词 verb

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hy·dro·planed, hy·dro·plan·ing.
- : to skim over water in the manner of a hydroplane.
- : to travel in a hydroplane.
- : Also aquaplane. to ride on a film of water on a wet surface with a resulting decrease in braking and steering effectiveness.

as inracing boat

Synonyms

At ninety feet the Captain spoke again, and the hydroplane-wheels spun as her downward way was checked.
"E 50" came out of the affair with the loss of her port-bow hydroplane and a few dents.
A few hands keep watch on the hydroplane wheels, the pumps, and the motors; the rest take it easy.
There is a kind of machine sometimes called a hydroplane but which we are gradually getting to call a sea-plane.
And it really can sail in the air or on the icelike a hydroplane?