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Noun
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When a vehicle hydroplanes, its movement is no longer controlled by the friction of tires and the road or steering wheel movement.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2026
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At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a series of sharp engagements in the 1980s, American naval and Special Operations forces sank Iranian ships and speedboats and destroyed Iranian bases being used to attack tankers.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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For one, there is no value to Iran in intercepting cargo containers, though non-oil ships may be harassed by Iranian speedboats.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The initial lineup includes the A05 and A06 compact sedans, as well as the A07 midsize sedan.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Hydrofoils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrofoils. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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