aquaplane

American  

[ak-wuh-pleyn, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌpleɪn, ˈɑ kwə- /

noun

1. a board that skims over water when towed at high speed by a motorboat, used to carry a rider in aquatic sports.

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verb (used without object)

aquaplaned, aquaplaning

1. to ride an aquaplane.

2. hydroplane.

aquaplane British  

/ ˈækwəˌpleɪn /

noun

1. a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing

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verb

1. to ride on an aquaplane

2. (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

Other Word Forms

• aquaplaner noun

Etymology

Origin of aquaplane

First recorded in 1910–15; aqua- + (air)plane

Example Sentences

He said while Perkins was travelling at a "grossly excessive speed", the defendant "wasn’t to know there was blocked culvert on the carriageway" which caused him to aquaplane and hit Mr Jeanes.

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"I liken it to if you're driving along and you aquaplane a bit and you kind of take your foot off the brake," Ms Lewellen said.

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Heavy rain had made the M2 treacherous, and as Macy was overtaking other cars and a lorry, her car aquaplaned.

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Mr Perry had been returning home from a work event in March 2018 when he stopped to assist the driver of a car that had aquaplaned and hit the central reservation.

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Mr Perry had been returning home from a work event in March 2018 when he came across a car that had aquaplaned and hit the central reservation.

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