hydroplane

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Recent Examples of hydroplane Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025 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. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 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 yacht, currently under build, will be completed next summer.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The heart of this town is the Arkansas River, which flows right through town and is a popular place to raft, tube, and kayak.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • When the beach is at low tide, visitors can explore the large sea cave and tide pools, or hop on a kayak to paddle through coastal kelp beds.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To put that into perspective, that is bigger than current destroyers and closer to cruiser size.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Founder Dario Messina says the NY24 Deluxe, a compact dayboat with elegant curves, and the NY40 flagship, a more powerful midrange cruiser, share a design language rooted in Italian tradition but rendered with a minimalist hand.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Dash was a privateer schooner that vanished in 1815 and soon entered local legend as a ghost ship.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier images of the Sichuan showed the catapult covers removed and a radar array installed, signs that the vessel was nearing sea trial readiness.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In this scenario, 600-odd Chinese coast guard vessels would take the lead, alongside the 3,000 or so armed fishing boats that form China’s maritime militia, although backed up by naval strike groups lurking close by.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its importance to the BBC is underscored by the fact that the corporation is using the series to promote a raft of other content before each episode airs.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Democratic National Committee congratulated Mamdani on his win but is hardly sending resources to a race that has drawn annoyance from the typical raft of consultants still trying to figure out what, exactly, the party can sell in the next cycle.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then, once your stay is over, guests hop right back on that glacier ferry for one more magical ride back to real life, but not before all those arctic creatures come out to wave goodbye.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry and Arnold Transit Company run ferry rides about every 30 minutes between April and October, during tourist season.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Hydroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplane. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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