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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.


verb
Hydroplane  v. i.  
1.
Of a boat, to move through water while supported by hydroplanes (3) (see hydroplane 3, above).
2.
To move through a body of water supported by the hydrodynamic forces on a surface, similar in principle to a hydroplane 3; said, e..g, of automobiles skidding on a shallow patch of water on a road when moving at high speed, thus causing the tires to lose contact with the road surface.





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"Hydroplane" Quotes from Famous Books



... late afternoon an American newspaper hydroplane arrived from New York. It landed in the waters of Hamilton harbor and prepared to encircle the islands throughout the night. And the three or four steamship tenders and the little duty boat which supplied the government dockyards ...
— The White Invaders • Raymond King Cummings
... above the spokes of the wheel, and then the conning tower's automatic hatchway closed. The Submarine was in diving trim, and she submerged in the shortest time on record. They remained on the bottom four hours while the sweating mechanics repaired the damaged hydroplane gear and effected some temporary caulking round ...
— The Long Trick • Lewis Anselm da Costa Ritchie
... 'If you don't stop this, we shall join the Third Division and take action against you.' The Magyars from other boats sent the same message. The Council of Sailors then debated what was to be done, and it was suggested that Rasha (who was shot later) should go in a hydroplane to Italy to give information on the situation and ask for help, and that we in the meantime should lie low, and in the event of help coming, again raise a revolt. Rasha objected that he did not know Italian, and proposed that ...
— The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 • Henry Baerlein
... Young Aviator Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship Dave Dashaway Around the World Dave ...
— The Boy Ranchers - or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X • Willard F. Baker
... a hull, narrow, scow-bowed, like a hydroplane, with a long pointed stern and a cockpit for two men, near the bow. There were two wide, winglike planes, on a light latticework of wood covered with silk, trussed and wired like a kite frame, the upper plane about five feet above the lower, which was level with ...
— The War Terror • Arthur B. Reeve


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