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Hydrofoil

//ˈhɑe.dɹəˌfoɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
  2. 2
    a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds wordnet
  3. 3
    A vessel equipped with such a device.
  4. 4
    a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hydro- + foil.

Etymology 2

From hydro- + foil.

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