Hydroplane

Hydroplane

Hydroplaning and hydroplane may refer to:

  • Hydroplaning (tires), a loss of steering or braking control when a layer of water prevents direct contact between road vehicle or aircraft tires and the road or runway surface. At this point, cars can slide across the top of the water until their momentum decreases enough where they sink or they reach the other side of the road.
  • Planing (sailing), a method by which the hull of a boat skims over the surface of the water rather than plowing through it
    • Any watercraft that is specifically designed to plane, including:
      • Hydroplane (boat), a fast motor boat used in racing
      • Hydrofoil, a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull
  • Diving plane, a submarine control surface used to help control depth, analogous to the elevators on the tail of an aircraft
  • Hydroblading, a figure skating move sometimes referred to as hydroplaning
  • Seaplane, an aircraft designed to land on water

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  • Hydroplane — Hy dro*plane, v. i. 1. Of a boat, to move through water while supported by hydroplanes[3] (see {hydroplane[3]}, above). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. to move through a body of water supported by the hydrodynamic forces on a surface, similar in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hydroplane — ☆ hydroplane [hī′drə plān΄ ] n. [ HYDRO + PLANE4] 1. a small, light motorboat with hydrofoils or with a flat bottom rising in steps to the stern so that it can skim along the water s surface at high speeds 2. SEAPLANE 3. an attachment for an… …   English World dictionary

  • hydroplane — [idʀoplan] n. m. ÉTYM. 1907; de hydro , et plane. ❖ ♦ Didact. Vx. Hydroglisseur. 0 Des zouaves désœuvrés regardaient les hydroplanes labourer la Seine stérile, revenir, la moissonner. Giraudoux, Simon le pathétique, p. 197. ❖ DÉR …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hydroplane — ► NOUN 1) a light, fast motor boat. 2) a fin like attachment which enables a moving submarine to rise or fall in the water. 3) US a seaplane. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. another term for AQUAPLANE(Cf. ↑aquaplane) …   English terms dictionary

  • hydroplane — {{11}}hydroplane (n.) motorboat that glides on the surface of water, 1895, coined by U.S. engineer Harvey D. Williams [ Sibley Journal of Engineering, Cornell University, vol. X, p.81]; from HYDRO (Cf. hydro ) + plane (from AIRPLANE (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hydroplane — /huy dreuh playn /, n., v., hydroplaned, hydroplaning. n. 1. a seaplane. 2. an attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water. 3. a light, high powered boat, esp. one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the… …   Universalium

  • hydroplane — UK [ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn] / US [ˈhaɪdrəˌpleɪn] noun [countable] Word forms hydroplane : singular hydroplane plural hydroplanes a fast boat that travels on the surface of the water …   English dictionary

  • hydroplane — hy•dro•plane [[t]ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn[/t]] n. v. planed, plan•ing 1) aer. a seaplane 2) aer. an attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water 3) naut. navig. a light, high powered boat, esp. one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Hydroplane — Hydroglisseur  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Aéroglisseur …   Wikipédia en Français

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