Meaning Of The Word Hydrofoil

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Hydrofoil Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Hydrofoil?

hydrofoil
countable noun: A hydrofoil is a boat which can travel partly out of the water on a pair of flat parts like wings. You can also refer to the flat parts as hydrofoils.

hydrofoil in American English
any of the winglike structures attached to the hull of some watercraft: at a certain speed the hull is lifted above the water and the craft skims along on the hydrofoils at great speeds
noun: a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface

hydrofoil in British English
noun: a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes

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