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aquaplane

aquap·lane

UK/ˈækwəpleɪn/ US/ˈækwəˌpleɪn/ uncommon uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water

verb

1.

of cars: to rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road

2.

ride on an aquaplane

Origin

PIE word *h₂ékʷeh₂ The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

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