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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A man in San Mateo County died Thursday after his vehicle hydroplaned and struck a tree, becoming the first storm-related death, according to Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
“There was two vehicles traveling toward each other. One hydroplaned on water and it was occupied by four people,” Sgt.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 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 Fairfield Police Department said in a statement that the woman apparently hit a patch of standing water and hydroplaned, crashing into a nearby utility pole.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
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
