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hydroplane, small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing the effect of frictional drag. Hydroplanes are commonly powered by outboard motors. hydroplane 1. a motorboat equipped with hydrofoils or with a shaped bottom that raises its hull out of the water at high speeds 2. an attachment to an aircraft to enable it to glide along the surface of water 3. another name (esp US) for a seaplane 4. a horizontal vane on the hull of a submarine for controlling its vertical motion How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Amira's shot hit in front of the pin and hydroplaned off the green and he carded another double-bogey to finish 1 over. PIRU - An Oxnard man was killed Saturday morning when his car hydroplaned on rain-slickened Highway 126, spun out of control and collided with a car coming the other way. Pam was driving to her job as manager at the Sports Chalet in Valencia when her car hit a slick spot on the Ronald Reagan Freeway and hydroplaned, crashing into a freeway wall and coming to rest upside down. |
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