| NOUN | artifact | hydrofoil, foil | 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 |
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| artifact | hydrofoil, hydroplane | a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds |
| Sounds | hhay'drahfoy.l | |
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| Rhymes | airfoil ... uncoil: 21 rhymes with oyl... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" | |
| Synonym | foil | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | hidroala | |
| Meaning | A speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds. | |
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| Synonym | hydroplane | |
| Broader | speedboat | A fast motorboat |
| Spanish | hidroala | |
| Catalan | hidroala, hidroplà, hidròpter | |
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