hydroplane

noun

Definition of hydroplanenext
as in yacht
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 hydroplane His last on-screen appearance was in the hydroplane racing film Madison. — Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 Rain may cause tires to hydroplane at certain speeds, which means the vehicle is literally driving on water. — Mark Debruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 Advertisement While being inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame last month, Johnson was offered a chance to drive Muncey’s famed Atlas Van Lines unlimited hydroplane by the National Unlimited Hydroplane and Racing Boat Hall of Fame and the Muncey family. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024 Usually a high-speed thoroughfare — where traffic seems to cruise around 80 mph — the few drivers who were out were crawling, taking the occasional hydroplane with care. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hydroplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplane
  1. yacht
  2. canoe
  3. kayak
  4. cruiser
  5. schooner
  6. vessel
  7. raft
  8. ferry
Noun
  • In the fourth episode, Chloe welcomes several of the main White Lotus vacationers onto Gary’s yacht.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The resort also offers The Norma, a lavish Azimut Flybridge 66 yacht available for private charters.
    — Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • Equipment used on the pond, including paddleboards, a rowboat, a canoe, life jackets and more, is included with the sale of the property.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • No archeological evidence of boats has been found in the area, but there is other evidence of sea-faring Sicilians, as well as 7,000-year-old dugout canoes found in Italy’s Lake Bracciano.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Instead, embrace the unknown and unfamiliar—travel between towns and settlements is mostly by boats, planes, helicopters, kayaks, and dog sleds, as there are no roads outside urban areas.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • A week after Hurricane Milton sent a storm surge over Englewood in October, the animal was tangled in a crab trap that had gotten dislodged not far from the boat launch where Ms. Killian kept the kayaks and paddleboards for her business, SUP Englewood.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • According to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 27% of cruisers in the past two years are new to cruising and 82% of those who have cruised before plan on cruising again.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The weight made cornering a battle at the extremities of grip, but the GranTurismo is no Sunday cruiser.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • What about a cold one in giant schooner on your lunch break?
    — Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • The Houthi rebels attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January this year when a ceasefire began in Gaza.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This capability could drastically reduce vessel downtime and lower logistical costs associated with transporting replacement parts from shore.
    — Michael Molitch-Hou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of vessel
Noun
  • At least 15 green iguanas appeared on the beaches of Anguilla in the Caribbean in 1995 on rafts of uprooted trees.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Real estate investment still fell by nearly 10% in the first two months of the year, according to a raft of official economic figures released Monday.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of raft
Noun
  • This tiny neighboring island is a short ferry ride from Grand Turk and home to clean beaches and remnants of the region’s salt-producing past.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Petite Martinique can only be reached via boat from Carriacou—the quick 30-minute ferry ride is offered once or twice a day on weekdays.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of ferry

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