hydroplanes

noun

plural of hydroplane
as in canoes
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 hydroplanes 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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  1. canoes
  2. yachts
  3. vessels
  4. crafts
Noun
  • Instead, new tariffs will be applied to Canadian exports of cocoa powder, vinyl flooring, shampoo, canoes and other products.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The city's boathouse rents canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on a 109-acre lake, with hiking trails through the surrounding preserve.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • At the higher end, with yachts over 250 feet, Americans are the majority of the market.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Someone who buys one hypercar is often likely to buy another, much as people who own private jets or yachts may acquire more than one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of yachts
Noun
  • Conventionally, such vessels are primarily designed to support amphibious operations, transport military personnel, deploy helicopters and facilitate landing operations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Iran's report did not identify the vessels or provide details about the crews.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of vessels
Noun
  • More likely to vote for the movie are such non-crafts as artists representatives (266), directors (587), executives (770), marketing and public relations (672), producers (692), and writers (534).
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The festival lineup also includes wildlife presentations, exhibitor booths and demonstrations, and a Kids Zone with face painting, lawn games, casting activities, a gopher tortoise burrow exhibit and crafts.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafts

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“Hydroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplanes. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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