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hydrofoil boat

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hydrofoil boat [′hī·drə‚fȯil ¦bōt]
(naval architecture)
A marine craft of generally conventional hull form which is supported above the water, when the craft is traveling at high speed, by dynamic lift produced by winglike surfaces (hydrofoils) below the hull.
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