hydrofoil
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
hydrofoil (plural hydrofoils)
- (nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
- (nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.
- Coordinate term: hovercraft
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
wing
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vessel
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Verb
hydrofoil (third-person singular simple present hydrofoils, present participle hydrofoiling, simple past and past participle hydrofoiled)
- (nautical, intransitive) To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.
- Synonym: foil
Translations
to operate a hydrofoil
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See also
- aquaplane (verb)
- hydroplane (verb)
Noun
hydrofoil m (plural hydrofoils)
- hydrofoil (wing)
Further reading
- “hydrofoil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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