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aquaplane.

A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈækwəpleɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈækwəˌpleɪn/General-American
  1. A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₂ékʷeh₂ The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

verb/ˈækwəpleɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈækwəˌpleɪn/General-American/ˌækwəˈpleɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌækwəˈpleɪn/General-American
  1. To ride for leisure standing up on a board pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.

    intransitive
  2. Of a car or other road vehicle: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle's tyres sliding on a film of water on the road.

    UK · broadly · intransitive
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₂ékʷeh₂ The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

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