Synonyms of the word

hydroplane

• v. To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
• n. (nautical): A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
• n. A hydrofoil.
• n. A seaplane.
• n. The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth.

aeroplane

• n. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
• n. (aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.

airplane

• n. (US) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

aviate

• v. To operate an aircraft.

fly

• n. (rural, Scotland, Northern England) A wing.
• n. (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless…
• n. (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other…
• n. Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
• n. (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
• n. (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest…
• n. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
• n. (obsolete) A parasite.
• n. (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
• v. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded…
• v. (transitive, intransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
• v. (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
• v. (intransitive) To travel very fast.
• v. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
• v. To hunt with a hawk.
• v. (transitive) To display a flag on a flagpole.
• n. (obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
• n. An act of flying.
• n. (baseball) A fly ball.
• n. (now historical) A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys).
• n. A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
• n. A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants,…
• n. The free edge of a flag.
• n. The horizontal length of a flag.
• n. Butterfly, a form of swimming.
• n. (weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
• n. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
• n. (nautical) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
• n. Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of…
• n. A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the…
• n. In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while…
• n. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
• n. (weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
• n. (printing, historical) The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
• n. (printing, historical) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the…
• n. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
• n. (cotton manufacture) waste cotton.
• v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground…
• adj. (slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
• adj. (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance.
• adj. (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.

hydrofoil

• n. (nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed…
• n. (nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.

pilot

• n. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
• n. A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel…
• n. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
• n. (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
• n. (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
• n. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
• n. Something serving as a test or trial.
• n. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
• n. A sample episode of a proposed TV series.
• n. (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
• n. A pilot light.
• n. One who flies a kite.
• n. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
• adj. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant).
• adj. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light).
• adj. A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle).
• adj. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp").
• v. (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
• v. (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
• v. (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.).

plane

• adj. Of a surface: flat or level.
• n. A level or flat surface.
• n. (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
• n. A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane).
• n. A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water…
• n. (computing, Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.
• n. (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
• n. (countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
• v. (transitive) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
• n. An airplane; an aeroplane.
• v. (nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
• v. To glide or soar.
• n. (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
• n. (Northern UK) A sycamore.

seaplane

• n. (aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

speedboat

• n. A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people).
• n. A boat designed and built for racing.
• n. A boat used for waterskiing.
• v. (intransitive) To travel by speedboat.