plaanata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hydroplane verb To skim fast across the top of water, barely touching it.
- plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
Senses
plaanata is used for these senses in English:
- hydroplane (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.
- plane (nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
hydroplane — full definition
- verb To skim fast across the top of water, barely touching it.
- verb For a vehicle to lose grip and slide on a layer of water lying on the road, making it hard to steer or brake.
plane — full definition
- noun An aircraft; an airplane.
- noun A completely flat surface, especially in mathematics or physics.
- noun A tool used to shave thin layers off wood to smooth or shape it.
- adj Completely flat or level.
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