aquaplane

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
  2. verb rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road
  3. verb ride on an aquaplane

Etymology

PIE word *h₂ékʷeh₂ The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

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