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hydroplane

[hahy-druh-playn] / ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn /
NOUN
racing boat
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Paul Kinghan is seeking £147,162 from the museum which houses the world-famous hydroplane – the Ruskin Museum in Coniston.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The nation’s only public museum dedicated solely to unlimited hydroplane racing, the nonprofit reaches beyond pure recreation to benefit children and wounded veterans, as well.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

The hydroplane was lifted from the lake in 2001 and restored by Tyneside engineer Bill Smith.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

She describes being surprised in March the following year when she was asked by the museum's trustees to mediate with Mr Smith, who harboured ambitions to run the hydroplane across the globe.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

"And don't forget we're going up in the hydroplane tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Some participants drove runabouts that slice through the water, while others used hydroplanes, which glide over it.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

Pre-pandemic, the F1 Tunnel Boats were the undercard for the unlimited hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

These on-the-water spectators can see the hydroplanes racing right in front of them and air shows behind them, “so you’re really in the middle of the action,” Corning said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

If you’re fascinated with hydroplanes, consider getting a $15 Pit Pass, letting you watch boaters get in and out of their hydroplanes close up and snag autographs.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

"You will each take a seat in one of the hydroplanes," he ordered.

From The Boy Allies under Two Flags by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

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

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 three were traveling southbound on Interstate 35 in Tonkawa, Okla., near the Kansas border, when their Volkswagen Tiguan hydroplaned and became disabled, blocking the outside lane, according to the department of public safety.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 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

In Garfield County, Okla., severe weather destroyed some barns, felled trees and sent cars hydroplaning into ditches, but no one was injured, said Mike Honigsberg, the emergency management director for the county.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

A second storm-related death occurred when a teen driver’s car crashed after hydroplaning in the Solano County city of Fairfield, the Fairfield Police Department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

Even after the ice is gone, drivers often crash while hydroplaning.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

The speaker is also rated for IP55 dust and water resistance, so it can handle hydroplaning drifts.

From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022

As to substance, she truly believed that the accident had been caused by the weather, hydroplaning.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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