亚洲网紅露点

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hydroplane

[ hahy-druh-pleyn ]

noun

  1. a seaplane.
  2. an attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water.
  3. a light, high-powered boat, especially one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
  4. a horizontal rudder for submerging or elevating a submarine.


verb (used without object)

hydroplaned, hydroplaning.
  1. to skim over water in the manner of a hydroplane.
  2. to travel in a hydroplane.
  3. Also (of a vehicular tire or vehicle) to ride on a film of water on a wet surface with a resulting decrease in braking and steering effectiveness.

hydroplane

/ 藞丑补瑟诲谤蓹蕣藢辫濒别瑟苍 /

noun

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr (of a boat) to rise out of the water in the manner of a hydroplane
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hydroplane1

First recorded in 1900鈥05; hydro- 1 + plane 1
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H1 Unlimited called the new boat 鈥渙ne of the most technologically advanced Unlimited hydroplanes ever constructed鈥 in a news release Wednesday, saying it is a 鈥渃omposite craft, utilizing carbon fiber and other advanced materials.鈥

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The agency also says Tesla made safety updates after the recall fix was sent out, including an attempt to reduce crashes caused by hydroplaning and to reduce collisions in high speed turn lanes.

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In Garfield County, Okla., severe weather destroyed some barns, felled trees and sent cars hydroplaning into ditches, but no one was injured, said Mike Honigsberg, the emergency management director for the county.

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Two- and four-cylinder hydroplanes, averaging 8 feet in length and weighing 400 pounds including the driver and engine, sped along the river reaching speeds approaching 60 mph.

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The nation鈥檚 only public museum dedicated solely to unlimited hydroplane racing, the nonprofit reaches beyond pure recreation to benefit children and wounded veterans, as well.

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