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hydrofoil

英 ['haɪdrə(ʊ)fɒɪl] 美['haɪdrəfɔɪl]
  • n. 水翼;水翼船

英英释意


1. 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"
2. a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils 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"