What does "hydroplane" mean?
Hydroplane: A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
Additional senses
- 2.Of a boat, to plane (see Plane, below).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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