planing

1 of 2

adjective

plan·​ing ˈplā-niŋ 

: having or being a hull designed to lift partially from the water's surface at high speeds

planing boats

planing

2 of 2

present participle of plane entry 2, plane entry 5

Examples of planing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As such, the yacht will fly over the waves with less drag and more speed than a traditional planing yacht. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for planing

• caning
• chaining
• craning
• draining
• feigning
• gaining
• graining
• raining
• reigning
• reining
• seining
• staining

Medical Definition

planing

see root planing