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
  • Travis Meier is a portage runner who carries canoes to raise awareness for Minnesota's public lands.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • At one point luxury travel meant being able to be anywhere and have the comforts of your office—yachts and Aman resorts offer satellite service and Wi-Fi so that you can be pampered but still take a meeting or be active in the family group chat.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Today, explorer yachts are a staple of nearly every major shipyard’s lineup.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of yachts
Noun
  • By defining requirements upfront and approving change orders quickly, the model improves schedule certainty and ensures vessels are mission-ready when they are delivered.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of vessels
Noun
  • These family-friendly events include traditional music, dancing and hands-on crafts.
    — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Her paternal grandmother, who made traditional crafts, became one of the most important figures in her childhood.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafts

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“Hydroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplanes. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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