as in yachts
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.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplanes
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The side decks or walkways that typically connect the aft to the bow on sailing yachts have been removed, meaning that the interior of the main deck can stretch across the full length of the beam.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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For years, the town of Pembroke Park was chaotic, from chartering yachts to missing audit deadlines.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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The event also included jumpers, crafts, games, photos with the Spring Bunny and piñatas, as well as refreshments.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kids ages three to 11 can partake in fishing, archery, and crafts, while evenings bring family-friendly fun like movie nights and campfire s’mores.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 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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Beijing has been ramping up its military pressure against the island by sending warplanes and naval vessels near it almost daily, while its military occasionally stages live-fire drills around the island, the latest in December.—
E. Eduardo Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Clandestine rafts Becoming a rafter has always been a clandestine undertaking in Cuba.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Hydroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplanes. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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