Thesaurus results for HYDROPLANE

hydroplane

noun

Definition of hydroplane

as in yacht

a boat that is designed to skim over the surface of water at very high speeds The lake hosts a race featuring hydroplanes every year.

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Recent Examples of hydroplane Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Within seconds, her car started to hydroplane, sending her and her 7-year-old son Michael, who was in the backseat, across the center line into oncoming traffic. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hydroplane

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Noun

The ladies all get on a yacht and are confronted with cardboard cutouts of them in their very first season.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
At almost 400 feet in length, the Launchpad is the largest yacht ever constructed by luxury superyacht builder Feadship, according to the company.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of yacht

Noun

Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
The eight-mile Granite City Greenway by Mount Airy’s southern border is ideal for walking or biking, with several launches for kayaks, canoes, and tubes along the trail.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Cycle north along the beach to Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, where hiking trails, lonely sands, picnic sites, and kayak rentals fronting a freshwater lake await.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
The Three Brothers has her bow in just 7 feet, close enough to reach by kayak straight from the island’s shore.

— Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

Federal prosecutors have charged seven people in connection with the Main Street overpass attack, alleging several worked together to target the CHP cruiser and the officers trapped beneath it.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Buttery defended that decision, saying an employee operating a cruiser or unmarked car has no expectation of privacy.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cruiser

Noun

Amid the oceangoing vessels bound for all four corners of the world was a little twenty-ton schooner built in Monterey, the Peor es Nada.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Definition of schooner

Noun

Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
The vessel is also distinguished by a matte finish with a matte, black cap; and for the first time in the maison’s history, the brand’s traditional XJ symbol has been replaced with the automaker’s iconic shield.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of vessel

Noun

Nvidia is at the center of the AI boom, manufacturing chips and other hardware used in a raft of tech companies’ AI models.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Another historic beach club, Le Carillon (from 1937), features a stylish collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, with the designers’ vivid Verde Maiolica pattern used for loungers, umbrellas, beach towels-- and even floating rafts.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

The Saturday Night Live alum and Staten Island ferry co-owner can be spotted shooting a scene for a crime show with Bobby Cannavale when Owen accidentally runs onto the set and ruins their take.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
The private 216-acre island is accessible only by ferry, yacht or helicopter, and last year Robb Report ranked it the nation’s most expensive ZIP code with a median home price of about $12 million.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

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