Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hydroplane"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hydroplane \Hy"dro*plane\, v. i.
Of a boat, to plane (see {Plane}, below).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hydroplane \Hy"dro*plane\, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]
1. A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the
hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or
depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or
rise, after the manner of an a["e]roplane.
2. A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the
moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hydroplane
n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: {seaplane}]
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: {hydrofoil}]
v : glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: {seaplane}]
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