Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hydrofoil"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hydrofoil
n 1: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal
plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is
passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
[syn: {foil}]
2: a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so
that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses
a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
[syn: {hydroplane}]
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