aquaplane

== English == === Etymology === The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) +‎ plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- +‎ plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”). === Pronunciation === Noun: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈækwəpleɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈækwəˌpleɪn/ Verb: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈækwəpleɪn/, /ˌækwəˈpleɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈækwəˌpleɪn/, /ˌækwəˈpleɪn/ Rhymes: (one pronunciation) -eɪn Hyphenation: aqua‧plane === Noun === aquaplane (plural aquaplanes) (originally US, water sports) A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat. ==== Derived terms ==== aquaplaner aquaplaning (noun) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hydrofoil (planar surface that generates lift in water) seaplane (airplane that alights on the sea) === Verb === aquaplane (third-person singular simple present aquaplanes, present participle aquaplaning, simple past and past participle aquaplaned) (intransitive) (sports, intransitive) To ride for leisure standing up on a board pulled on a water surface by a motorboat. Coordinate term: water ski (by extension, chiefly British, automotive) Of a car or other road vehicle: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle's tyres sliding on a film of water on the road. Synonym: (Canada, US) hydroplane ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === aquaplaning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia aquaplaning (sport) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === aquaplane f (plural aquaplanes) aquaplane === Further reading === “aquaplane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Verb === aquaplane inflection of aquaplanar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative