hydrofoil

English

A hydrofoil in the Netherlands.

Etymology

hydro- +‎ foil

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑeˌdɹəʉ.foɪl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪˌdɹoʊ.foɪl/

Noun

hydrofoil (plural hydrofoils)

(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
(nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.

Translations

wing

Bulgarian: хидрофойл m (hidrofójl)
Dutch: draagvleugel (nl) m
Finnish: kantosiipi
French: plan porteur m

German: Tragflügel m
Italian: ala portante
Portuguese: hidrofólio m
Russian: подво́дное крыло́ (ru) n (podvódnoje kryló), гидрофо́йл (ru) m (gidrofójl), гидрокрыло́ (ru) n (gidrokryló)

vessel

Bulgarian: хидрофойл m (hidrofójl)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水翼船 (zh) (shuǐyìchuán)
Dutch: draagvleugelboot f
Finnish: kantosiipialus
French: hydroptère (fr) m
German: Tragflügelboot (de) n
Greek: υδρολισθητήρας (el) m (ydrolisthitíras), υδροπτέρυγο (el) n (ydroptérygo)
Italian: aliscafo (it) m

Japanese: 水中翼船 (すいちゅうよくせん, suichūyokusen)
Norman: hydrodrisseux m, hydroglisseux m
Polish: wodolot (pl) m
Portuguese: hidrofólio m
Russian: су́дно на подво́дных кры́льях (ru) n (súdno na podvódnyx krýlʹjax), СПК (ru) n (SPK), гидрофо́йл (ru) m (gidrofójl)
Serbo-Croatian: gliser (sh) m
Spanish: alíscafo (es) m, aliscafo (es) m
Swedish: bärplansbåt c
Vietnamese: tàu cánh ngầm

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