How do you use Hydrofoil in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like foil or device, plus the exact meaning.
Hydrofoil meaning
- A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
- A vessel equipped with such a device.
Synonyms of Hydrofoil
Using Hydrofoil
- The main meaning on this page is: A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag. | A vessel equipped with such a device.
- Useful related words include: foil, device, hydroplane, speedboat.
- In the example corpus, hydrofoil often appears in combinations such as: hydrofoil watercraft, hydrofoil boat.
Context around Hydrofoil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hydrofoil
- In this selection, "hydrofoil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, laying, towing, skinny, watercraft, boat and kiteboard stand out and add context to how "hydrofoil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a combination hydrofoil aircraft which and a scheduled hydrofoil service operates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hydrofoil" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hydrofoil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hydrofoil I would guess. (4 words)
Bowen Dwelle on his hydrofoil kiteboard. (6 words)
This led him and Bell to the development of practical hydrofoil watercraft. (12 words)
The Pest side is also a famous port place with international shipping ports for cargo citation and for passenger ships. citation In the summer months, a scheduled hydrofoil service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna. (38 words)
In Canada during World War II, Baldwin worked on an experimental smoke laying hydrofoil (later called the Comox Torpedo) that was later superseded by other smoke-laying technology and an experimental target-towing hydrofoil. (34 words)
Earlier on Thursday, strong winds led to the cancellation of the Kyllini-Zakynthos and Kyllini-Cephalonia ferry lines, as well as the morning hydrofoil trip from Volos to the Sporades islands. (31 words)
Example sentences (18)
In Canada during World War II, Baldwin worked on an experimental smoke laying hydrofoil (later called the Comox Torpedo) that was later superseded by other smoke-laying technology and an experimental target-towing hydrofoil.
In kitesurfing, sailors ride a surfboard that is harnessed to a parachute-like sail above while being perched on a skinny hydrofoil below.
Bowen Dwelle on his hydrofoil kiteboard.
Earlier on Thursday, strong winds led to the cancellation of the Kyllini-Zakynthos and Kyllini-Cephalonia ferry lines, as well as the morning hydrofoil trip from Volos to the Sporades islands.
Hydrofoil I would guess.
As a hydrofoil craft gains speed, the hydrofoils lift the boat's hull out of the water, decreasing drag and allowing greater speeds.
Baldwin studied the work of the Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini and began testing models based on those designs, which led to the development of hydrofoil watercraft.
Bell and assistant Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin began hydrofoil experimentation in the summer of 1908 as a possible aid to airplane takeoff from water.
During the same period the Soviet Union experimented extensively with hydrofoils, constructing hydrofoil river boats and ferries with streamlined designs during the cold war period and into the 1980s.
Hydrofoil ferries from Piraeus take only forty minutes to reach Aegina; the regular ferry takes about an hour, with ticket prices for adults within the 4-15 euro range.
In the early 1950s an English couple built the White Hawk, a jet-powered hydrofoil water craft, in an attempt to beat the absolute water speed record.
On hitting something, a hydrofoil boat may fall off the foils, which often creates a perception of increased danger.
The following year, 1909, the inventor Roger Ravaud fitted one to his Aéroscaphe, a combination hydrofoil /aircraft, which he entered in the motor boat and aviation contests at Monaco.
The lifting force eventually balances with the weight of the craft, reaching a point where the hydrofoil no longer lifts out of the water but remains in equilibrium.
The Pest side is also a famous port place with international shipping ports for cargo citation and for passenger ships. citation In the summer months, a scheduled hydrofoil service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna.
There is a traditional boat as well as several "fast cat" hydrofoil boats.
This led him and Bell to the development of practical hydrofoil watercraft.
When used as a lifting element on a hydrofoil boat, this upward force lifts the body of the vessel, decreasing drag and increasing speed.
Common combinations with hydrofoil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: