Aquaplane

Word AQUAPLANE
Character 9
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Pronunciations /ˈækwəpleɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Aquaplane"

What do we mean by aquaplane?

A board pulled over the water by a motorboat and ridden by a person standing up. noun

To ride on such a board. intransitive verb

A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment noun

To ride such a board verb

For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking. verb

A board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water noun

Ride on an aquaplane verb

Rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road verb

A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment

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The word "aquaplane" in example sentences

Grass is mostly water, so the ball can aquaplane off the face of the club if there's grass between the face of the club and the ball. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If you drive down the road and the tread is worn, when you hit a puddle of water, the car can aquaplane. ❋ Unknown (2007)

DOWN in Florida, where good roads often parallel the water for miles at a stretch, aquaplane enthusiasts have invented a new sports thrill. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Selecting a stretch of water whose banks are not lined with trees, the thrill-seekers hitch an aquaplane to a speeding automobile with a long tow rope. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I would hate for anyone to aquaplane out of the 27th floor in their wheelchair. ❋ ROB McGIBBON (2006)

Thanks, however, to DeCandido's ability to brew up credible and intriguing politics on both the large and small scale, and his proven talent for fast-paced narrative and incisive characterization, Enemy Territory manages to aquaplane over the absurdities of its premise and deliver a package of absorbing, high-octane, bloodthirsty fun. ❋ Kradical (2005)

There are two schools of thought on this: one is that Formula One drivers are supposed to be the best in the world and should be able to handle any conditions, and the other is that with so much standing water cars simply aquaplane off the circuit with nothing the driver can do, leaving the marshals at risk from out of control cars as they recover those already off the circuit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At about 2. 50pm on Wednesday, a light truck lost control on the slippery Hume Freeway between Arkells Lane and the Wandong exit, setting off a chain reaction when the car behind it slammed on the brakes, which in turn caused the car behind that to aquaplane straight into the car in front. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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