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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 Warriors on the Water program promotes hydroplane racing for veteran amputees using modified racing vessels.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

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

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

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

Two- and four-cylinder hydroplanes, averaging 8 feet in length and weighing 400 pounds including the driver and engine, sped along the river reaching speeds approaching 60 mph.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 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

Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

"I don't believe much in hydroplanes," old Grimshaw observed to him as he accompanied Dave back to the aero grounds, "but I believe in you, and I will say you made a clever showing."

From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood

A flood watch was in effect when the game kicked off on a sodden field drenched with so much standing water, players hydroplaned after well-struck passes that stopped suddenly in the puddles.

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

“We have already had several collisions this morning for vehicles hydroplaning, numerous trees falling, and several roadways that are experiencing flooding,” tweeted the highway patrol’s office in Oroville.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

The trickiest section to drive was the long, high-speed straight as the drivers risked hydroplaning or not being able to see through the spray kicked up by the cars around them.

From Washington Times ● May 23, 2021

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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