Hydroplane - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhaɪdrəpleɪn|  American pronunciation of the word hydroplane
Brit.  |ˈhaɪdrəpleɪn|  British pronunciation of the word hydroplane

noun

- an airplane that can land on or take off from water (syn: seaplane)
the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds (syn: hydrofoil)
the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record

verb

- glide on the water in a hydroplane (syn: seaplane)

Extra examples

The car started hydroplaning and skidded off the road.

Word forms

noun
singular: hydroplane
plural: hydroplanes
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