aqua·plane
ˈä-kwə-ˌplān 
ˈa-
: a board on which a standing rider is towed behind a speeding motorboat
aquaplaner
noun
aquaplaned; aquaplaning; aquaplanes
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Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
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The Corvette team had us back in the pits each time the rains came; the nearly race-slick Cup 2 Rs want to aquaplane at the mere hint of standing water.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
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“Aquaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquaplane. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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