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aquaplane
[ ak-wuh-pleyn, ah-kwuh- ]
/ ˈæk wəˌpleɪn, ˈɑ kwə- /
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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.
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Origin of aquaplane
First recorded in 1910–15; aqua- + (air)plane
OTHER WORDS FROM aquaplane
aq·ua·plan·er, nounWords nearby aquaplane
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How to use aquaplane in a sentence
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
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