hydroplane meaning

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hydroplane (noun): an airplane that can land on or take off from water.

hydroplane has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

hydroplane as a noun

  1. an airplane that can land on or take off from water
    • the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane

    Synonyms: seaplane

    Type of: airplane

    Kinds: floatplane, flying boat

  2. a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures 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

    Synonyms: hydrofoil

    Type of: speedboat

hydroplane as a verb

  1. glide on the water in a hydroplane

    Synonyms: seaplane

    Type of: fly

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in NE · 10-letter words

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