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hydroplane

DEFINITIONS OF: hydroplane

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n an airplane that can land on or take off from water

“the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane”
Synonyms:
seaplane
Types:
floatplane, pontoon plane
a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
flying boat
a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
Type of:
aeroplane, airplane, plane
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

n a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds

“the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record”
Synonyms:
hydrofoil
Type of:
speedboat
a fast motorboat

v glide on the water in a hydroplane

Synonyms:
seaplane
Type of:
aviate, fly, pilot
operate an airplane
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