hy|dro|foil

hy|dro|foil
hy|dro|foil «HY droh foyl», noun.
1. a fin just below the water line of a boat that raises the hull out of the water at high speeds, decreasing friction and increasing the speed of the boat.
2. a boat with hydrofoils: »

Next time you're in Manila take the hydrofoil out to Corregidor (New Yorker).


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  • dro — dro·som·e·ter; dro·soph·i·la; dro·soph·i·list; dro·ver; dys·chon·dro·pla·sia; dys·hi·dro·sis; en·chon·dro·ma; en·chon·dro·sis; er·ga·tan·dro·morph; eu·dro·mi·as; gy·nan·dro·morph; gynan·dro·spor·ous; he·ma·ti·dro·sis; hi·dro·sis;… …   English syllables

  • hy·dro·foil — /ˈhaıdrəˌfojəl/ noun, pl foils [count] : a very fast boat that rises partly out of the water when moving at high speeds …   Useful english dictionary

  • foil — aero·foil; cinque·foil; coun·ter·foil; foil·ing; mil·foil; poly·foil; qua·tre·foil; sept·foil; sex·foil; six·foil; para·foil; foil; hy·dro·foil; mul·ti·foil; oc·to·foil; tre·foil; cinq·foil; …   English syllables

  • hydrofoil — hy·dro·foil …   English syllables

  • Hydrofoil — Hy|d|ro|foil [ haɪdrəfɔɪl], das; s, s [engl. hydrofoil, geb. nach aerofoil = Tragfläche, flügel]: engl. Bez. für: Tragflächen , Tragflügelboot. * * * Hydrofoil   [ haɪdrəʊfɔɪl] das, (s)/ s, englische Bezeichnung für Tragflügelboot. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • hydrofoil — hy|dro|foil [ˈhaıdrəfɔıl] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: hydro + foil, on the model of airfoil] a large boat with wing shaped parts on the bottom that lift it above the surface of the water when it travels fast →↑hovercraft …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Hydrofoil — Hy|dro|foil [ haidroufɔil] das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. hydrofoil> engl. Bez. für Tragflächenboot …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • hydrofoil — hy|dro|foil [ haıdrə,fɔıl ] noun count a boat with wing shaped pieces attached to the bottom that lift the boat onto the surface of the water as it starts to travel quickly a. one of the wing shaped pieces attached to the bottom of a hydrofoil …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hydrofoil — hy•dro•foil [[t]ˈhaɪ drəˌfɔɪl[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface 2) naut. navig. a) a winglike member having this form, designed to lift the …   From formal English to slang

  • hydrofoil — hy|dro|foil sb., en, er, erne (hydrofoilbåd) …   Dansk ordbog

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