What is a projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat called?
hydroplane — A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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