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Hydroplane

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(1):

(n.) A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.

(2):

(n.) A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or rise, after the manner of an aeroplane.

(3):

(v. i.) Of a boat, to plane (see Plane, below).

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hydroplane'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hydroplane.html. 1828.
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