as in yacht
a boat that is designed to skim over the surface of water at very high speeds
The lake hosts a race featuring hydroplanes every year.
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Recent Examples of hydroplane
Multiple boats in Alaska were named the Flying Saucer, including a hydroplane that raced at Lake Wasilla.
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022
Extreme hydroplane racing features the H1 Unlimited, Grand National, National Modified, and Grand Prix racing series.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
However, as the hydroplane began to ascend, pilot Henry Arnold nosed it into the wind and caught a wing tip on the surface, causing the aircraft to crash.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
The estate is beside a private lake and has been used by the owners to test hydroplanes during the past 30 years, according to the listing.
—Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2020
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022
Extreme hydroplane racing features the H1 Unlimited, Grand National, National Modified, and Grand Prix racing series.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
However, as the hydroplane began to ascend, pilot Henry Arnold nosed it into the wind and caught a wing tip on the surface, causing the aircraft to crash.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
The estate is beside a private lake and has been used by the owners to test hydroplanes during the past 30 years, according to the listing.
—Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydroplane
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The sailboats in the force ranged from day cruisers to 150-foot racing yachts.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Guo also gained notoriety for palling around with Trump adviser Steve Bannon, whose 2020 arrest on his own fraud charges took place on the tycoon’s yacht.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The best specimens have wound up at historical societies and museums, including a Menominee canoe currently sitting in Smithsonian Institution storage in Maryland.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Wabanaki have been at home in the terrain for thousands of years, and Henry David Thoreau made three trips to these woods in the 19th century, climbing mountains and paddling a canoe.Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Take a kayak trip to the island’s many disparate aquatic ecosystems from salt marshes to the intracoastal waterway.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The company offered two-hour sessions with elephants that included activities ranging from cooking classes to kayak sessions.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Behind the range, the white zigzagging veining on the black granite playfully evokes a shark fin or the tail fin of a Jet Age land cruiser like a 1959 Cadillac.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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But tethered inside the shallow and narrow Santa Cruz Harbor, few of the cruisers, catamarans and yachts were prepared for the fury of this week’s storm surge, which sunk at least 15 vessels and damaged many more.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Shipwreck Bar is an actual schooner that once belonged to the resort’s original owner.Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The schooner’s South Australian owner escaped conviction on slavery charges because the prosecution didn’t have enough evidence to prove that working conditions at the ship’s destination of Fiji constituted slavery.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have pushed vessels from Russia's Black Sea Fleet away from its main base in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea, to Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar region.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Concrete, granite, and sandstone are neutral vessels that are less porous than wood but not airtight like stainless steel, while terra-cotta tinaja from Spain and qvevri from Georgia can impart a sense of earthiness to wine.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
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Huang announced a raft of new chips, software and services, aiming to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence computing.Kif Leswing, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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From the region: Syria’s interim government has ordered a raft of changes to the country’s school curriculum — including editing the textbooks.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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The free Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs year-round between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island, with each one-way trip lasting 40-45 minutes.Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was expected to host more than 2 million people along Copacabana Beach to watch fireworks erupt from ferries parked offshore and concerts by Brazilian pop stars such as Anitta and Caetano Veloso.Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Hydroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydroplane. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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