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hydrofoil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hydroplane |
| Type of | speedboat |
Examples of hydrofoil
hydrofoil
PaxosTiny but perfectly formed, Paxos is less than an hour from Corfu by hydrofoil.
From the guardian.co.uk
Of South African design, the pumpabike is the world's first human-powered hydrofoil.
From the couriermail.com.au
We coaxed our legs back down the mountain in time for the evening hydrofoil.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the summer months a scheduled hydrofoil service operates up the Danube to Vienna.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Another use of foils is to provide lift, turning the boat into a hydrofoil.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On February 27th he took the one-hour hydrofoil ride to give a lecture at a university.
From the economist.com
The lively commentary begins while we're still on the large hydrofoil.
From the online.wsj.com
However, the design is simple enough that there are many human-powered hydrofoil designs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Soviet Union built Voskhods are one of the most successful passenger hydrofoil designs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
- A speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
- A hydrofoil is a wing-like structure mounted on struts below the hull of a boat, which lifts the boat partially out of the water during forward motion, in order to reduce drag. As a synecdoche, the term "hydrofoil" is often used to refer to any boat that utilizes hydrofoil technology.
- A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag; A vessel equipped with such a device
- A boat that has foils under its hull onto which it rises to plane across the water surface at high speed. See displacement and planing hulls.
- A wing-like structure that raises part or all of a powerboat's hull out of the water.
- A boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull.
- A vessel which skims the surface of the water and the shaped pieces on the bottom of the vessel which act like water wings to give it lift.
- A winglike surface form that creates perpendicular thrust against water so as to lift a vessel to which these members are attached while that vessel is moving. Also, a vessel with such members attached.
