hydrofoil
英['haɪdrə(ʊ)fɒɪl]
美['haɪdrəfɔɪl]
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils 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"