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multistep hydroplane

American  
[muhl-ti-step] / ˈmʌl tɪˌstɛp /

noun

Nautical.

  1. a motorship having a flat bottom built as a series of planes inclined forward, the ship planing on each from stem to stern as its speed increases.

Etymology

Origin of multistep hydroplane

multi- + step

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