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# aquaplane

«aquaplane» in Mova's school dictionary: **If a car aquaplanes, its tyres slide on a layer of water…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (aquaplane, aquaplanes, aquaplaned, aquaplaning); noun (an aquaplane — old, a board pulled by a boat)

### meaning for a pupil

1) If a car aquaplanes, its tyres slide on a layer of water on a wet road and lose grip, so the driver cannot steer or brake well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#m1)

2) (old) An aquaplane was a board towed by a motorboat that a person stood on, like early water-skiing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in road safety and science about friction (water reduces grip). US English often says «hydroplane». Drivers slow down in heavy rain to avoid aquaplaning.

### examples

- The car aquaplaned on the flooded road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x1)
- Slow down in heavy rain, or your car may aquaplane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x2)
- Worn tyres make aquaplaning more likely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x3)
- The lorry aquaplaned and slid into the hedge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x4)
- Water between the tyre and road reduces friction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x5)
- Road signs warn drivers about aquaplaning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. «Aqua» means water. American English: «hydroplane». In science: less friction means less grip and longer stopping distances.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aquaplane» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aquaplane/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.