Meaning

5 senses

  1. (intransitive)A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.

  2. (intransitive)A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

    an airplane that can land on or take off from water

  3. (intransitive)A hydrofoil (“boat type”)

  4. (intransitive)A hydrofoil (“hydrodynamic surface”)

  5. (intransitive)The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth

Forms

plural: hydroplanes
Singularhydroplane
Pluralhydroplanes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds:hydrofoil
  • an airplane that can land on or take off from water:seaplane

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hydrochlorichydroelectrichydrogenhydrophobichydroponichydropowerhydrotherapyhydroxide

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