Dictionary definition · hydrofoil
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"
- 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"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).