aquaplane
/ˈækwəˌpleɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.01 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.
Example Sentences
- "At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam."
- "She waved her arm—a significant and imperative signal—but she realised, almost as she did it, that there was scant chance of any one aquaplaning at thirty or forty kilometres an hour looking to the right or to the left."
- "So much water. They were held up by it, the tyres skating over a film of rain. Aquaplaning. Flying his sister’s fancy car through the wet air. Touching nothing."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈækwəˌpleɪn/
- British English: /ˈækwəpleɪn/
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage