HYDROFOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrofoil mean? 

• HYDROFOIL (noun)
  The noun HYDROFOIL has 2 senses:

1. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through

2. a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds

  Familiarity information: HYDROFOIL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROFOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

foil; hydrofoil

Context example:

the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils

Hypernyms ("hydrofoil" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hydrofoil; hydroplane

Context example:

the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record

Hypernyms ("hydrofoil" is a kind of...):

speedboat (a fast motorboat)