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单词 aquaplane
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aquaplane

[ ak-wuh-pleyn, ah-kwuh- ]
/ ˈæk wəˌpleɪn, ˈɑ kwə- /

noun

a board that skims over water when towed at high speed by a motorboat, used to carry a rider in aquatic sports.

verb (used without object), aq·ua·planed, aq·ua·plan·ing.

to ride an aquaplane.
hydroplane (def. 7).

Origin of aquaplane

First recorded in 1910–15; aqua- + (air)plane

OTHER WORDS FROM aquaplane

aq·ua·plan·er, noun

Words nearby aquaplane

Aqua-Lung, aquamanile, aquamarine, aquanaut, aquaphobia, aquaplane, aquaponics, aquaporin, aqua pura, aqua regia, aquarelle
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for aquaplane

  • In a nutshell, what had occurred was this: You know how you aquaplane.

    Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for aquaplane

aquaplane
/ (ˈækwəˌpleɪn) /

noun

a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing

verb (intr)

to ride on an aquaplane
(of a motor vehicle travelling at high speeds in wet road conditions) to rise up onto a thin film of water between the tyres and road surface so that actual contact with the road is lost
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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