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hydroplane

[hahy-druh-pleyn] / ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn /
NOUN
racing boat
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Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

Dave Villwock has found a new seat in an unlimited hydroplane.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

Mr Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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

H1 Unlimited called the new boat “one of the most technologically advanced Unlimited hydroplanes ever constructed” in a news release Wednesday, saying it is a “composite craft, utilizing carbon fiber and other advanced materials.”

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

His son, Brent Hall Jr., 12, is competing in the J-stock hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 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

At 3 p.m. the second coxswain, who was working the hydroplanes, fell off his stool in a dead faint.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall

What they’ll remember instead is how North America’s best two women’s teams hydroplaned their way through a game that never should have been played.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

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 addition to the drowning deaths, a 38-year-old man in Lake County died on Wednesday when his car hydroplaned.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

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

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

Still, it was raining, and as an L.A. native, even a light shower has me fearful of hydroplaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

There have also been several car crashes reported, many due to hydroplaning, according to WAPT-TV.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

Cars were hydroplaning all over the course, crashing into the wall and struggling to get the windshield wipers working.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020

The quad’s balloon tires cut through the water easily, but he’d have to watch out for hydroplaning, which was just as dangerous as driving on ice.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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