hydrofoil
Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
Nautical.
a winglike member having this form, designed to lift the hull of a moving vessel.
a vessel equipped with hydrofoils.
Origin of hydrofoil
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How to use hydrofoil in a sentence
Regent’s design includes a hydrofoil, which will lift the vehicle out of the water once it crosses 20 miles per hour, allowing it to take off seamlessly.
Electric Seagliders Could Enable Short-Haul Emissions-Free Air Travel This Decade | Edd Gent | July 18, 2022 | Singularity HubWith only its hydrofoils cutting through the water, the boat leaves virtually no wake, noise, or emissions—a sea change from the hulking diesel-powered ferries that currently haul commuters through the archipelago that makes up the Swedish capital.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 16) | Singularity Hub Staff | July 16, 2022 | Singularity HubA few weeks ago we showed you the clip of a hydrofoil board being destroyed by a rock-wielding person in San Francisco.
What You Missed: Housing Crisis Hits Tahoe Ski Resort | Fred Dreier | December 16, 2021 | Outside OnlineIt acted as a hydrofoil, its forward motion pulling it deeper into the water.
The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland GoodwinAlbanian sources claim that a dozen newer torpedo boats have been supplied by the Chinese, six of them hydrofoil types.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe
British Dictionary definitions for hydrofoil
/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl) /
a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes
any of these vanes
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