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Definition 2024

hydrofoil

hydrofoil

English

A hydrofoil in the Netherlands.

Noun

hydrofoil ‎(plural hydrofoils)

(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
(nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.

Translations

wing

Bulgarian: хидрофойл m ‎(hidrofójl)
Dutch: draagvleugel m
Finnish: kantosiipi
French: plan porteur m
German: Tragflügel m

Italian: ala portante
Portuguese: hidrofólio m
Russian: подво́дное крыло́ (ru) n ‎(podvódnoje kryló), гидрофо́йл (ru) m ‎(gidrofójl), гидрокрыло́ (ru) n ‎(gidrokryló)

vessel

Bulgarian: хидрофойл m ‎(hidrofójl)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水翼船 (zh) ‎(shuǐyìchuán)
Dutch: draagvleugelboot f
Finnish: kantosiipialus
French: hydroptère (fr) m
German: Tragflügelboot (de) n
Greek: υδρολισθητήρας (el) m ‎(ydrolisthitíras), υδροπτέρυγο (el) n ‎(ydroptérygo)
Italian: aliscafo (it) m
Japanese: 水中翼船 ‎(すいちゅうよくせん, suichūyokusen)

Norman: hydrodrisseux m, hydroglisseux m
Polish: wodolot (pl) m
Portuguese: hidrofólio m
Russian: су́дно на подво́дных кры́льях (ru) n ‎(súdno na podvódnyx krýlʹjax), СПК n ‎(SPK), гидрофо́йл (ru) m ‎(gidrofójl)
Serbo-Croatian: gliser (sh) m
Spanish: alíscafo (es) m, aliscafo (es) m
Swedish: bärplansbåt c
Vietnamese: tàu cánh ngầm