Hydrofoil

Hydrofoil Ski like protrusion that holds the front of a vesel out of the water when at speed. Aids economy, reduces drag. Search for Hydrofoil books on Amazon.co.uk ...

hydrofoil A boat that has foils under its hull onto which it rises to plane across the water surface at high speed. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...

hydrofoil A skilike device under a hull. When the boat is going fast enough, the hull lifts out of the water and rides on its hydrofoils at high speeds. Used mainly on powerboats. hydroplane ...

hydrofoil A vessel that transverses over the water using underwater foils. hydrography The science associated with the surveying the earth's waters. I inboard Inside; a motor fitted inside the boat; moving toward the vessels centerline.

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THE WORST THING about the ferry that runs between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, is that it's a hydrofoil.

Displacement hull boats have a maximum hull speed based on characteristics such as waterline length, draft, smoothness, etc. To overcome this limitation, planing hulls (speedboats) and hydrofoils rise out of the water at higher speeds.

(v.) To move or adjust sail by brute hand force rather than using running rigging. Hounds - Attachments of stays to masts. Hull - The shell and framework of the basic flotation-oriented part of a ship Hydrofoil - A boat with wing-like foils ...

Hydrofoil - A craft more or less similar to the Hovercraft insofar as it flies over water and thus eliminates friction between the water and the hull.

See also: Light, Hull, Boat, Point, Line