as in yacht
a boat that is designed to skim over the surface of water at very high speeds
The lake hosts a race featuring hydroplanes every year.
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Recent Examples of hydroplane
Extreme hydroplane racing features the H1 Unlimited, Grand National, National Modified, and Grand Prix racing series.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
However, as the hydroplane began to ascend, pilot Henry Arnold nosed it into the wind and caught a wing tip on the surface, causing the aircraft to crash.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
The estate is beside a private lake and has been used by the owners to test hydroplanes during the past 30 years, according to the listing.
—Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2020
Driving through water can cause you to hydroplane, which is when water builds between tires and the roadway.
—Ethan May, Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2020
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
However, as the hydroplane began to ascend, pilot Henry Arnold nosed it into the wind and caught a wing tip on the surface, causing the aircraft to crash.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
The estate is beside a private lake and has been used by the owners to test hydroplanes during the past 30 years, according to the listing.
—Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2020
Driving through water can cause you to hydroplane, which is when water builds between tires and the roadway.
—Ethan May, Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplane
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The massive three mast sailing yacht is one of the largest in the world.Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The yacht is considered the world’s largest eco electric catamaran.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cast a line off the fishing pier, launch a canoe, or pack a picnic to enjoy under a pavilion.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
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Huge canoes!’ Generally speaking, wayfinding is the act of orienting and traveling from place to place.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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However, two people may have actually been out in the kayak, Arnum told USA TODAY on Wednesday evening.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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After stashing an e-bike near the boat lodge, Ryan paddled his kayak and a child-sized inflatable boat out into the lake and overturned the kayak, the sheriff said.KC Baker, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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That somewhat unusually lengthy rear suspension travel makes highway riding smooth and comfortable without feeling numb or harsh as some cruisers can due to too-short rear travel.William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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While acceleration was steady and without lag or lurch, the E-Class could not escape its comfortable cruiser status.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet there’s a happy ending for this sonic schooner: Following the conversation, Fagen’s manager granted Yacht Rock the use of six Steely Dan songs.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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What To Know The U.K.'s military aid package for Ukraine includes £92 million ($116 million) allocated for equipment meant to bolster Ukraine's navy, comprising small boats, reconnaissance drones, uncrewed surface vessels, loitering munitions, and mine countermeasure drones.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Investigators quickly zeroed in on the ship, which left the Russian port of Ust-Luga on November 15, and a Reuters analysis of MarineTraffic data showed that the vessel’s coordinates corresponded to the time and place of the breaches.Reuters, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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While New Yorkers and all other Americans can stop texting friends, family and colleagues, there will clearly be the usual raft of texts from aging relatives and marketing companies.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the summer, spider plants produce small white flowers and rafts of baby spider plants on long, wiry stalks that trail from the plant.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Olympic Peninsula to British Columbia Walking & Hiking Tour offers the chance to watch seabirds, whales, and other marine life by shore and sea, on ferries, in kayaks, and from waterfront hotels.Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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There, on the ferry, was a labourer eating oysters using a jack knife taken from his pocket, tossing shell after shell overboard.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hydroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplane. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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