To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
Used in a Sentence
hydroplaned
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hydroplaned.
Editorial note
An uninsured driver hydroplaned on the freeway and broke off the front passenger side wheel of our 2020 SUV.
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Quick take
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hydroplaned gathered in one view.
(automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hydroplaned.
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
verb
(automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
Example sentences
An uninsured driver hydroplaned on the freeway and broke off the front passenger side wheel of our 2020 SUV.
Shortly after encountering this section of roadway, she apparently lost control of her Cobalt as it hydroplaned across the center line.
Are you a nutter who has never hydroplaned before?
I was on a regional bus recently in the rain (Ontario's GO Transit) and a small car next to us hydroplaned and bumped the side of the bus.
I've hydroplaned on the motorway many times.
Agree, outdoor magazine has a detailed piece about this [0], somewhat ironically the author, a friend of mine, was killed recently by a vehicle (an accident; the truck hydroplaned into him while he was fixing a flat) [1].
> 'Despite the conclusions of the police accident report, which claimed that Brooke had been driving too fast for the road conditions and lost control when she hydroplaned over a sheet of water...' I would love to see an article on statistics of how many police reports are factually inaccurate, even if only proven inaccurate by later reporting/exposition.
Quote examples
Someone at the "front" hydroplaned and wrecked with someone else around Streetman where I-45 turns west-ward.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hydroplaned in a sentence?
An uninsured driver hydroplaned on the freeway and broke off the front passenger side wheel of our 2020 SUV.
What does hydroplaned mean?
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
What part of speech is hydroplaned?
hydroplaned is commonly used as verb.