Definition of hydroplane
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:a powerboat designed for racing that skims the surface of the water
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:seaplane
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Hydroplane racing returns to the Detroit River with a new format.
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Next came T.O.M. Sopwith, famed stunt flyer, hydroplane racer and aircraft builder—and with him the grand era of the J-boat, majestic, 130-ft.-long monsters with 165-ft.
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In hopes of improving its bottom line, the Madison Regatta looked itself straight in the mirror, examined every aspect of the regatta weekend and decided to make changes in this year’s 67th annual hydroplane racing event.
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The action caused him to hydroplane and swerve to the right and left, striking guardrails on both sides of the road.
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If your car hydroplanes, hold the steering wheel steady and lightly apply brakes.
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First Known Use of hydroplane
1904
Definition of hydroplane
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
Examples of hydroplane in a Sentence
The car started hydroplaning and skidded off the road.
Recent Examples of hydroplane from the Web
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Schoenhals had been driving a car northbound on U.S. 69 near 363rd Street shortly before 5 a.m. when the car hydroplaned off the highway into a ditch filled with rushing water.
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Her cruiser hydroplaned, crossed the grass median and went into oncoming traffic, troopers said.
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The giant hydroplanes, about 30 feet long and capable of speeds approaching 200 miles per hour, will have qualifying runs Friday with racing action on Saturday and Sunday.
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The video shows the boy hydroplaning out of the slide near the bottom, where the arch of his back slides along the rim of the water slide for a number of feet before the boy is launched onto the concrete below.
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Video shows the boy hydroplaning with the arch of his back sliding long the rim of the ride known as the Emerald Plunge.
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On their return from town the car hydroplaned at fifty miles-per-hour and collided against a steel railing.
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Flooding caused two vehicles to hydroplane off the roadway before authorities closed Gopher Canyon Road near Vista early Wednesday.
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In that one, too, a car hydroplaned out of control across lanes, 10News reported.
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First Known Use of hydroplane
1962
HYDROPLANE Defined for English Language Learners
hydroplane
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noun
Definition of hydroplane for English Language Learners
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: a boat that is designed to move over the surface of water at very high speeds
hydroplane
verb
Definition of hydroplane for English Language Learners
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of a vehicle : to slide on a wet road because a thin layer of water on the road causes the tires to lose contact with it
HYDROPLANE Defined for Kids
hydroplane
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noun
hy·dro·plane
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Definition of hydroplane for Students
:a speedboat whose hull is completely or partly raised as it glides over water
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See words that rhyme with hydroplane Spanish Central: Translation of hydroplane Nglish: Translation of hydroplane for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about hydroplane
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