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hydroplane

[hahy-druh-playn] / ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn /
NOUN
racing boat
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Donald Campbell died aged 45 when the hydroplane flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

Hampton Cup Regatta organizers canceled that event in Virginia saying the forecast wasn’t optimal for hydroplane racing or Friday evening’s concert.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

Evidently he lived in this vicinity for he told me that he had just bought a hydroplane and was going to try it out in the morning.

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

A handful of vintage hydroplanes sat at the boat dock Friday morning when I arrived for my ride.

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

Outside of the HomeStreet Bank Cup competition, you can spot vintage hydroplanes on the water and catch 9- to 16-year-olds racing at up to 40 mph in the junior hydroplane races.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Signals and look-out, the cables of our distance, wireless calls, action guns and smoke-screen, the rubbish-heap, darkening ship, fog-buoys and hydroplanes, he deals with in a fine, confident, deep sea-voice.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone

Coming toward them, Coddington lost control and the Kia hydroplaned, then barreled over the median, according to the California Highway Patrol.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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

During a downpour in Indiana, a Tesla Model 3 hydroplaned off the road and burst into flames.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

The next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

Four days before the hearing, they’d received the results from a study done by a forensic sciences firm in Salt Lake City that had asked the question: Was it likely that Reggie had hydroplaned?

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

The agency also says Tesla made safety updates after the recall fix was sent out, including an attempt to reduce crashes caused by hydroplaning and to reduce collisions in high speed turn lanes.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

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

Abrupt stops may even result in hydroplaning, which will cause you to lose control of your car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

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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