hydroplane
noun
a seaplane.
hydroplaned
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past participleof hydroplane.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hydroplane.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hydroplanenouna seaplane.
Example Sentences
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Near the 101 Freeway in Hidden Hills, a number of vehicles hydroplaned as Round Meadow Road flooded near Mureau Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Solomon Mensah’s Hyundai Sonata hydroplaned as he slammed on the brakes to avoid a bus that had suddenly stopped ahead of him.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
In Fairfield, Calif., northeast of San Francisco, a 19-year-old woman died after the car she was driving hydroplaned and crashed into a utility pole, the police said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
The company investigator, Scott Kimbrough, concluded that, no, Reggie had not hydroplaned.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
