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hydroplane

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  1. 1. n. an airplane that can land on or take off from water Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. glide on the water in a hydroplane Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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 aëroplane. 2. A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat. Of a boat, to plane (see Plane, below). Source: webster
  5. 5. Of a boat, to plane (see Plane, below). Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 v. glide on the water in a hydroplane Source: ecdict

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