How to Use hydrofoil in a Sentence

hydrofoil

noun
  • The hydrofoil takes about an hour and costs around €30 each way.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
  • When the wind blows, a hydrofoil underneath lifts you out of the water.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 July 2024
  • Flite says the battery for the hydrofoil lasts around an hour and a half before needing a recharge.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The Navy had studied hydrofoil ship concepts for two decades.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2015
  • The hydrofoil acts like an airplane wing, lifting board and rider off the water.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • From our base in the small city of Salerno, travel by hydrofoil to Capri.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • From our base in the small city of Salerno, travel by hydrofoil to Capri.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • On one of the long sides is a type of car on rails with a hydrofoil, essentially a wing that runs through the water.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 July 2023
  • Sydney is also just super active in her day-to-day (swipe right above to see her crush that hydrofoil board ride).
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 July 2023
  • The challenge with a hydrofoil boat is that the wing is very much below the center of gravity of the hull.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • Any wear and tear from riding is now less visible, making your hydrofoil bike look newer for longer.
    — Mike Espindle, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Jost says the boat can also be fitted with hydrofoils to improve seakeeping and range.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
  • As a hydrofoil, the vehicle features blades, or vanes, that elevate the body of the boat for a smoother ride.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Australia was left far behind, dead in the water, struggling to summon the pace to hop onto the hydrofoils.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This year, thousands of fans will be floating in spectator boats right beside the race, close enough to feel the spray and hear the hydrofoil.
    — Steve Overmyer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • The hydrofoil enlists the same principles as an airplane, using a wing to create lift.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • Half Moon Bay surfer begins a 2-month journey to Hawaii — on a hydrofoil.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2021
  • Mostly free of the drag imposed by sitting in liquid, a hydrofoil ship could go much faster than an ordinary vessel.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2015
  • In addition to the long range and smooth ride, an electric hydrofoil is very quiet and also virtually wake-free.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • When the wind dies, the F50s drop off their hydrofoils, settling into the water like heavy, sluggish geese.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The boat’s hulls lift out of the water on hydrofoils, allowing the boat to fly across the surface of the water at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
    — Roxanna Scott, USA TODAY, 29 May 2017
  • The hydrofoil heaves in response to tidal currents to turn the energy of tides into electrical current.
    — Shweta Narayan, Smithsonian, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The options continue to grow, from electric hydrofoil surfboards to $1 million jet skis.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2022
  • On top of that, Noy is equipped with an all-electric propulsion system and the latest hydrofoil technology.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Foiling, which — to simplify things a little — uses hydrofoils to lift the craft out of the water, which reduces drag and gets the craft going faster.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Depending on the ride—the faster hydrofoil or the slower ferry—you’ll get to the island in 40 minutes to 1 hour.
    — Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The hydrofoil tested in the study carried two rows of these coils, each powered by small electrical motors called actuators.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The vessels of the America's Cup deploy hydrofoils to reach ridiculous speeds.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2019
  • When driving on land, Tice said the hydrofoil's vanes, or blades, retract into the vehicle so they can't be damaged by road objects like rocks.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • All six of the Pegasus-class hydrofoils were retired in the early 1990s.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2016

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