Hydroplane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an airplane that can land on or take off from water

a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹnpaɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəplˌeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəplˌeɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːɹnpaɪp/.

Examples

the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane
the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seaplane hydrofoil

Parts of Speech

noun	an airplane that can land on or take off from water “the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane”
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”
verb	glide on the water in a hydroplane

Word Forms

seaplane	verb	glide on the water in a hydroplane
hydroplane	verb	glide on the water in a hydroplane
hydroplane	noun	a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
seaplane	noun	an airplane that can land on or take off from water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wasserflugzeug

ein Flugzeug, das auf dem Wasser landen oder starten kann

🇫🇷French

hydroglisseur

un avion qui peut atterrir ou décoller de l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

hidroavión

un avión que puede aterrizar o despegar del agua

🇮🇹Italian

idrovolante

un aereo che può atterrare o decollare dall'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

watervliegtuig

een vliegtuig dat op het water kan landen of opstijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

hidroavião

um avião que pode pousar ou decolar da água

🇷🇺Russian

гидроплан

самолет, который может садиться на воду или взлетать с нее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हीड्रोप्लैन

एक हवाई जहाज़ जो पानी पर उतर सकता है या पानी से उड़ान भर सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইড্রোপ্লেন

একটি বিমান যা জল থেকে অবতরণ করতে বা অবতরণ করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹைட்ரோபிளேன்

நீரிலிருந்து தரையிறங்கக்கூடிய அல்லது புறப்படக்கூடிய ஒரு விமானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

హైడ్రోప్లేన్

నీటిలో దిగగల లేదా టేకాఫ్ చేయగల విమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

हायड्रोप्लेन

एक विमान जे पाण्यात उतरू शकते किंवा उतरू शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાઇડ્રોપ્લેન

એક વિમાન જે પાણી પરથી ઉતરી શકે છે અથવા ઉતરી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲವಿಮಾನ

ನೀರಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಳಿಯಬಹುದಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಟೇಕ್ ಆಫ್ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದ ವಿಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജലവിമാനം

വെള്ളത്തിൽ ഇറങ്ങാനോ പറന്നുയരാനോ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു വിമാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਡ੍ਰੋਪਲੇਨ

ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਉਤਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਾਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائیڈروپلین

ایک ہوائی جہاز جو پانی پر اتر سکتا ہے یا اڑ سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水上飞机

可以在水上降落或起飞的飞机

🇯🇵Japanese

水上飛行機

水上に着陸または離陸できる飛行機

🇰🇷Korean

수중익선

물 위에 착륙하거나 이착륙할 수 있는 비행기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủy phi cơ

một chiếc máy bay có thể hạ cánh hoặc cất cánh từ mặt nước

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องบินน้ำ

เครื่องบินที่สามารถลงจอดหรือออกจากน้ำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesawat terbang air

pesawat yang dapat mendarat atau lepas landas dari air

🇲🇾Malay

kapal terbang hidro

kapal terbang yang boleh mendarat atau berlepas dari air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطائرة المائية

طائرة يمكنها الهبوط على الماء أو الإقلاع منه

🇮🇷Persian

هواپیمای آبی

هواپیمایی که می تواند بر روی آب فرود بیاید یا از آب بلند شود

🇹🇷Turkish

deniz uçağı

suya inebilen veya sudan kalkabilen bir uçak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוֹס יָם

מטוס שיכול לנחות או להמריא מהמים

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