hydroplane

Noun

• a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
  • the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record
    

• an airplane that can land on or take off from water
  • the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane
    

Verb

• glide on the water in a hydroplane

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hydrofoil , seaplane