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
Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
What to do if your car starts skidding If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, the DMV said, ease your foot off the gas to slow down gradually and avoid slamming on the brakes.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control
Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 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
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
What to do if your car starts skidding If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, the DMV said, ease your foot off the gas to slow down gradually and avoid slamming on the brakes.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control
Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplane
Noun
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The series takes place on a yacht, cruising the coast of Malta.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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To his yacht-aspiring wrist, the buyer buckles a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II, a watch designed to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary’s 1953 summit of Everest.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The group is working to increase access for canoes and kayaks on the creek, including into Indiana Dunes National Park.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The canoe slalom and kayak cross are scheduled for venues in Oklahoma City.—
Lorraine Ali
News,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And visitors from all over the country go to take canoe trips and kayak trips down the Rio Grande.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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For relaxation, rent a paddleboard, canoe, or kayak to explore.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While seated in the back of the cruiser, Woods is seen hiccupping and intermittently closing his eyes, at one point leaning back and keeping them shut for several seconds before facing forward again.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Body camera footage released by Connecticut State Police, taken from a trooper at the scene, shows the trooper jumping over a metal guardrail to avoid being struck just seconds before the driver of a BMW M340 approached and slammed into the cruiser.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bring your favorite bottle of bubbly and pick up a lobster roll flight from Off the Hook before setting sail on the Argia schooner, which accommodates up to 49 passengers.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the analyst, whom the firm did not name due to the sensitivity of the activity, found that vessels are still moving through the strait, with traffic picking up in recent days to roughly 15 ships per day, according to the firm’s report posted on Substack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the peptide seems to promote angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels, possibly via a signalling molecule expressed in many human cancers.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before the astronauts can exit the capsule, divers will install an inflatable raft, called a front porch, under Orion's side hatch.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Shackleford Bank is about 155 miles southeast of downtown Raleigh, and is reached only by boat or by ferry.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The island of Nantucket sits roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) off Massachusetts’ southern coast and is a popular summer destination accessible primarily by air and ferry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Hydroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplane. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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