hydrofoil vessel

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• Hydrofoil — A hydrofoil is a boat with wing like foils mounted on struts below the hull. As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne i.e. to raise the hull up and out of the water. This results in a… …   Wikipedia

• hydrofoil — /huy dreuh foyl /, n. 1. Naval Archit. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface. 2. Naut. a. a winglike member having this form, designed to lift the hull of a moving… …   Universalium

• 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 — A vessel which skims the surface of the water and the shaped pieces on the bottom of the vessel which act like water wings to give it lift …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• hydrofoil — noun /ˈhɑeˌdrəʉ.foɪl,ˈhaɪˌdroʊ.foɪl/ a) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag. b) A vessel equipped with such a device. <! remove this if the image no longer… …   Wiktionary

• vessel — n 1. craft, boat, ship, packet, ark; freighter, cargo ship, commercial ship, merchantman; collier, tanker, oil tanker, liner, ocean liner; flagship, galleon, carrack, clipper, Naut. bark, Naut. brig, Naut. brigan tine, Naut. galley, Class. Hist.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Westermoen Hydrofoil — was a shipyard located in Mandal, Norway, who has specialized in high speed craft, and pioneered many designs.The yard was established in 1961 by Toralf Westermoen, who had also started Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted. The yard begun… …   Wikipedia

• Patrol gunboat (hydrofoil) — was a type of vessel built by the U.S. Navy in the 1970s and tested by the U.S. Coast Guard. The distinction between a standard Navy gunboat, such as a PC, was that the patrol gunboat (hydrofoil) was very fast, capable of speeds of up to 45 knots …   Wikipedia

• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) — The Tucumcari (PGH 2) was a Boeing built hydrofoil. Named after Tucumcari, New Mexico, it was the basis for the technology used in the subsequent Pegasus class patrol boats and the Jetfoil ferries. Its unique feature was a waterjet propulsion and …   Wikipedia

• Hysucat — The Hysucat (HYdrofoil SUpported CATamaran) is the registered trademark for a foil assisted multihulled vessel, coined by the concept s inventor, South African naval architect Professor Karl Günter Hoppe (FASTcc), Unistel Technologies and… …   Wikipedia

• Ferry — For other uses, see Ferry (disambiguation). Main article: Merchant ship A ferry (or ferryboat) is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry (or ferry) primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as… …   Wikipedia