hydroplaner
|hy-dro-plan-er|
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/ˌhaɪdroʊˈpleɪnər/
🇬🇧
/ˌhaɪdrəˈpleɪnə/
skims on water
Etymology
'hydroplaner' originates from modern English, specifically the word 'hydroplane' plus the agentive suffix '-er', where 'hydro-' comes from Greek 'hydōr' meaning 'water' and 'plane' (from Greek/Latin roots) carries the sense of 'flat' or 'to glide'.
'hydroplaner' changed from the noun 'hydroplane' (formed in the early 20th century from 'hydro-' + 'plane') with the addition of the suffix '-er' to denote an agent or device, resulting in the derivative 'hydroplaner'.
Initially associated with the act or phenomenon of 'skimming on water' (from 'hydroplane'), it evolved to include the meaning 'one that hydroplanes' or 'a vehicle/device that hydroplanes'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person, vehicle, or object that hydroplanes (skids or glides on a thin layer of water), especially a car that loses traction on a wet surface.
The sedan became a hydroplaner on the rainy highway and slid across several lanes.
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Noun 2
a craft or device designed to skim over water at high speed (a type of boat or seaplane that planes on the water surface).
The prototype hydroplaner skimmed across the lake during the trials.
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Last updated: 2025/12/29 16:04