Meaning

noun a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water

verb rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road

verb ride on an aquaplane

originPIE 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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