hydroplane Synonyms
Another word for hydroplane
• verb (Context 1)
To slide uncontrollably on a wet road because a thin film of water builds up beneath the tires and causes them to lose contact with the pavement (of a motor vehicle or its driver).
"Drivers were warned to slow down during the downpour so their cars would not aquaplane on the highway."
• noun (Context 2)
A light, high-powered motorboat designed with a stepped or flat hull so that it skims across the surface of the water at high speeds with most of its hull lifted out of the water.
"The racing speedboat roared across the lake, barely touching the surface of the water."
• noun (Context 3)
An aircraft equipped with floats or a boat-like hull that enables it to take off from and land on water; a seaplane.
"Early aviation pioneers frequently tested their hydroplanes on calm coastal bays."
• verb (Context 4)
To skim across the surface of the water with the hull lifted largely clear of the water by hydrodynamic force (of a boat), or to pilot a hydroplane.
"As the throttle opened, the sleek craft began to planing effortlessly across the bay."
• noun (Context 5)
A movable fin-like control surface mounted on the hull of a submarine to regulate its vertical pitch and depth while submerged.
"The submarine's officer adjusted the forward hydroplanes to bring the vessel cleanly to periscope depth."