hydroplane

A noun referring to either an aircraft designed to take off from and land on water, or a motorboat with a hull designed to skim the surface of the water at high speed.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit un avion conçu pour décoller et amerrir sur l'eau, soit un bateau à moteur dont la coque est conçue pour glisser à la surface de l'eau à grande vitesse.

1. Seaplane B2 formal

   An aircraft designed to take off from and land on water, typically using floats or a hull.

   • The hydroplane landed smoothly on the lake.
   • They used a hydroplane to reach the remote island.
   • The pilot expertly maneuvered the hydroplane onto the water.

   🇫🇷hydravion

   Synonymes: floatplaneseaplane

2. High-speed boat B2 formal

   A motorboat designed with a hull that lifts it to skim across the water's surface at high speeds.

   • The hydroplane raced across the bay at incredible speed.
   • He piloted a custom-built hydroplane in the competition.
   • The hydroplane's design allows it to glide just above the water.

   🇫🇷Hors-bord à coque planante

   Synonymes: motorboatpowerboatspeedboat

• hydroplanes plural form
• hydroplanes' possessive plural form
• hydroplane's possessive singular form

A verb used to describe the act of a vehicle, especially a car or boat, skimming or sliding uncontrollably on a wet surface, typically due to loss of traction caused by water.

• 🇫🇷Verbe décrivant l'action d'un véhicule, surtout une voiture ou un bateau, qui glisse ou se déplace de façon incontrôlée sur une surface mouillée, généralement à cause d'une perte d'adhérence due à l'eau.

1. Travel in a hydroplane B2 formal

   To move smoothly over the surface of water using a hydroplane, a type of fast motorboat designed to skim the water.

   • The racing team hydroplaned across the lake at high speed.
   • We spent the afternoon hydroplaning on the river.
   • He learned to hydroplane safely during his boating course.

   🇫🇷Naviguer en hydroplane

   Synonymes: aquaplaneglideplaneskim

2. Slide uncontrollably on wet surface B2 formal

   For a vehicle to lose traction and slide on a wet road, often due to a layer of water between the tires and the road.

   • The car hydroplaned on the rainy highway and nearly crashed.
   • Drivers are warned to slow down to avoid hydroplaning.
   • She felt the steering wheel go light as the vehicle began to hydroplane.

   🇫🇷Aquaplaner

   Synonymes: aquaplane

• hydroplaned past participle
• hydroplaned past simple
• hydroplaning present participle
• hydroplanes third person singular