hydrofoil
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils
Types & categories
- device hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record
Types & categories
- speedboat hypernym
Related & opposite
- hydroplane derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hydroplane |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | speedboat |