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as in runabout
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Recent Examples of hydrofoil
Similar structures to those uncovered in the ichthyosaur could help engineers reduce sound in their devices, building quieter propellers and hydrofoils, Lindgren tells NHM, which might help address the problem of underwater noise pollution.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
Regent explains that the hydrofoils allow the Vicreroy to operate like a boat outside harbor areas, giving it the speed, maneuverability and choppy water stability that failed ekranoplans lacked.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
The hydrofoil technology of the F50s gives them the ability to travel at more than 50 knots.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Hawaii has reportedly eyed the idea positively, and rival Candela has its electric hydrofoil vessels already operating in Stockholm, Sweden, with plans for Lake Tahoe in the US, as well as Saudi Arabia and New Zealand.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
Regent explains that the hydrofoils allow the Vicreroy to operate like a boat outside harbor areas, giving it the speed, maneuverability and choppy water stability that failed ekranoplans lacked.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
The hydrofoil technology of the F50s gives them the ability to travel at more than 50 knots.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Hawaii has reportedly eyed the idea positively, and rival Candela has its electric hydrofoil vessels already operating in Stockholm, Sweden, with plans for Lake Tahoe in the US, as well as Saudi Arabia and New Zealand.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrofoil
Noun
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All up, Aprilia’s crossover scooter comes with a motor that produces almost double the power of typical urban runabouts, plenty of suspension travel, reliable components, comfort features, and a beautiful design.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2026
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On the water, a 35-foot mahogany Van Dam runabout marries vintage wooden-boat craftsmanship with 1,100 hp of modern grunt.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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While seated in the back of the cruiser, Woods is seen hiccupping and intermittently closing his eyes, at one point leaning back and keeping them shut for several seconds before facing forward again.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Body camera footage released by Connecticut State Police, taken from a trooper at the scene, shows the trooper jumping over a metal guardrail to avoid being struck just seconds before the driver of a BMW M340 approached and slammed into the cruiser.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead of a hovercraft, crews had to use a sled, and safety teams were on standby due to unstable conditions.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Under Chinese doctrine the landing would carried out in boats, landing craft and hovercraft dropped by motherships close to the horizon.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 12-cabin cruiser Pure Amazon is Abercrombie & Kent's first voyage on these waters and is part of the brand's Sanctuary collection, which will also include the soon-to-launch riverboat Nile Seray.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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The boat was a large cabin cruiser, Queen City News reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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In clips of the video shared online, Peters and his group appear to speed past the alligator in the airboat, then turn around to look at it.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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During a livestream of an airboat tour of a Florida swamp, Peters and a friend repeatedly fired handguns at an alligator.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cuban officials have said the speedboat was detected with 10 men and military equipment aboard in waters north of the island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Took the ferry there the next morning and did it in person.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Apr. 2026
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First Fukuoka, then Beppu, a ferry to Osaka, then Kobe, Kyoto, and finally Tokyo.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hydrofoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrofoil. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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