hydroplane

noun

Definition of hydroplanenext
as in canoe
a boat that is designed to skim over the surface of water at very high speeds The lake hosts a race featuring hydroplanes every year.

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Recent Examples of hydroplane Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Within seconds, her car started to hydroplane, sending her and her 7-year-old son Michael, who was in the backseat, across the center line into oncoming traffic. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hydroplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplane
  1. canoe
  2. yacht
  3. kayak
  4. cruiser
  5. ferry
Noun
  • The pair also had a daughter, Harper, who died in a canoe accident that Verity and Crew survived.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • The yacht was supposed to cross the Panama Canal before picking up Machado and the others at a marina in Colón, on Panama’s Caribbean coast.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a flotilla of yachts, but millions of have-nots, and enough homeless people to fill stadiums.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • Daily activities ranging from Zodiac whale watching excursions to bear-viewing by kayak make this feel like the Pacific Coast version of an African safari.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The man, not yet identified, was fishing from his kayak about two miles off the coast near Paradise Cove, NBC Los Angeles reported.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • After the third shot fired by Brown, Montesdeoca returned fire, discharging his firearm through the front windshield of his cruiser.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This Dodge Charger reboot in Scat Pack form isn’t a cush highway cruiser, but the adaptive dampers keep it from getting skittish over broken Midwest pavement.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • Commuters traveling between Bahia’s capital of Salvador and Vera Cruz on Itaparica Island currently face an hour-long ferry ride.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Visitors with reservations during the closure will be notified of cancellations and receive a refund or an alternate ferry trip by Alcatraz City Cruises.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ferry

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“Hydroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplane. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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