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AQUAPLANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aquaplane" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
Derivation:
aquaplane (ride on an aquaplane)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they aquaplane ... he / she / it aquaplanes
Past simple: aquaplaned
Past participle: aquaplaned
-ing form: aquaplaning
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ride on an aquaplane
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "aquaplane" is one way to...):
plane; skim (travel on the surface of water)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
aquaplane (a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road
Example:
the car aquaplaned
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "aquaplane" is one way to...):
plane; skim (travel on the surface of water)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
These cars won't aquaplane
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