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HYDROPLANE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record

Synonyms:

hydrofoil; hydroplane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hydroplane" is a kind of...):

speedboat (a fast motorboat)

Derivation:

hydroplane (glide on the water in a hydroplane)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An airplane that can land on or take off from water

Example:

the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane

Synonyms:

hydroplane; seaplane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hydroplane" is a kind of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydroplane"):

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)

Derivation:

hydroplane (glide on the water in a hydroplane)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Glide on the water in a hydroplane

Synonyms:

hydroplane; seaplane

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "hydroplane" is one way to...):

aviate; fly; pilot (operate an airplane)

"Hydroplane" entails doing...:

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

hydroplane (an airplane that can land on or take off from water)

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