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AQUAPLANE

Pronunciation (US):

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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) 

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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