HYDROFOIL

• (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"

  synonyms : hydroplane

• (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"

  synonyms : foil

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