hydroplane

noun hy·dro·plane \ ˈhī-drə-ˌplān \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Examples: hydroplane in a Sentence

Definition of hydroplane

1 : a powerboat designed for racing that skims the surface of the water

2 : seaplane

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Recent Examples of hydroplane from the Web

With the win, the U-9 Delta/Realtrac becomes the oldest race hull ever to win an H1 Unlimited hydroplane race.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "Andrew Tate drives oldest hydro to victory in Southern Cup," 24 June 2018
Police said the left, eastbound lane of the interstate was completely covered in water because of a heavy downpour, which caused a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe to hydroplane, crash head-on into a concrete median wall, and come to rest facing north.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Police blame heavy rain for crash that injured 9," 15 May 2018
Puddles formed all over the track -- mostly in places of low elevation and straightaways -- causing cars to hydroplane.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Rain delays Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama," 22 Apr. 2018
Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Biplane flies," 27 Jan. 2018
In addition to the Unlimiteds, nine Grand Nationals will be competing on Mission Bay as well as several limited hydroplane classes.

— bill center, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Competition heats up with small field," 15 Sep. 2017
While attending a hydroplane race in 1996, two locals of Kennewick, Washington, discovered a broad-faced skull inching its way out of the bank of the Columbia River.

— adam rutherford, The Atlantic, "A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas," 3 Oct. 2017
Limited class hydroplanes and flatbottom powerboats will also race.

— bill center, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Competition heats up with small field," 15 Sep. 2017
Hydroplane racing returns to the Detroit River with a new format.

— tom lang, Detroit Free Press, "Hydrofest on the Detroit River: 5 things to watch," 24 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of hydroplane

1904

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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hydroplane

verb

Definition of hydroplane

hydroplaned; hydroplaning; hydroplanes

intransitive verb

: to skim on water; especially, of a vehicle : to skid on a wet surface (such as pavement) because a film of water on the surface causes the tires to lose contact with it

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