Hydrofoil
[hahy-druh-foil] /ˈhaɪ drəˌfɔɪl/
noun
1.
Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
2.
Nautical.
/ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl/
noun
1.
a fast light vessel the hull of which is raised out of the water on one or more pairs of fixed vanes
2.
any of these vanes
n.
1959, “boat that travels through water on wings,” short for hydrofoil boat, originally the name of the “wings” themselves (1920); formed in English from hydro- + foil (n.).
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