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Hydroplane   Listen
noun
Hydroplane  n.  
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 aeroplane.
2.
A projecting plane or fin on a hydroplane (3) to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
3.
A powered surface boat fitted with planes (hydroplanes (2)) projecting below the hull, designed to lift the boat, when moving rapidly, so that the hull itself is lifted out of the water and the boat is supported by the hydrodynamic forces of the water on the hydroplanes (2), thus permitting higher speeds; formerly called a gliding boat.






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"Hydroplane" Quotes from Famous Books



... your friend, Frank. Those shining things you noticed about the biplane happened to be a couple of new aluminum pontoons under the craft, meant to float the whole affair whenever it drops in the water. They will be in common use shortly. And that machine is what we call a hydroplane—that is, it will prove to be as much at home on the water as in ...
— The Airplane Boys among the Clouds - or, Young Aviators in a Wreck • John Luther Langworthy



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