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['haɪdrəfɔɪl]1) (craft) aliscafo m.2) (structure) aletta f. idrodinamica* * *hydrofoil /ˈhaɪdrəfɔɪl/n. (naut.)1 aletta idroplana; ala portante* * *['haɪdrəfɔɪl]1) (craft) aliscafo m.2) (structure) aletta f. idrodinamica
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hydrofoil — 1959, boat that travels through water on wings, short for hydrofoil boat, originally the name of the wings themselves (1920); formed in English from HYDRO (Cf. hydro ) + FOIL (Cf. foil) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
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Hydrofoil — Hydroptère Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hydroptère (homonymie). Prototype Forlanini 1910 Un hydroptère (d … Wikipédia en Français
hydrofoil — ► NOUN 1) a boat fitted with structures (known as foils) which lift the hull clear of the water at speed. 2) each of the foils of such a craft … English terms dictionary
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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 — UK [ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfɔɪl] / US [ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl] noun [countable] Word forms hydrofoil : singular hydrofoil plural hydrofoils a) a boat with wing shaped pieces fixed to the bottom that lift the boat onto the surface of the water as it starts to travel… … English dictionary
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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 — [[t]ha͟ɪdrəfɔɪl[/t]] hydrofoils N COUNT 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 … English dictionary
hydrofoil — noun a boat fitted underneath with shaped vanes (foils) which lift the hull clear of the water at speed. ↘each of the foils of a hydrofoil. Origin 1920s: from hydro , on the pattern of aerofoil … English new terms dictionary