hydrofoil

Words with a similar base: hydrofoil

'hydrofoil'

[hydrofoil.n.01] as in: 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

Examples:
the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils

'hydrofoil'

[hydrofoil.n.02] as in: a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds

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

Origins

					hydrofoil (English)
├── foil (English)
│   ├── feuille (French)
│   │   └── fueille (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── folia (Latin)
│   │           └── folium (Latin)
│   ├── foilen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── fouler (French)
│   └── foulis (French)
└── hydro- (English)
    └── ὑδρο- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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