How to Use hydroplane in a Sentence

hydroplane

1 of 2 noun
  • Karelsen was known around the hydroplane pits for his kindness as well.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 1 Jan. 2019
  • If your car hydroplanes, hold the steering wheel steady and lightly apply brakes.
    — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2017
  • Driving through water can cause you to hydroplane, which is when water builds between tires and the roadway.
    — Ethan May, Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Rain on the roads can increase the chance to hydroplane, when your tires lose contact with the road leading to loss of control of the car.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2019
  • His last on-screen appearance was in the hydroplane racing film Madison.
    — Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • When a vehicle hydroplanes, its movement is no longer controlled by the friction of tires and the road or steering wheel movement.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Puddles formed all over the track -- mostly in places of low elevation and straightaways -- causing cars to hydroplane.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Rain may cause tires to hydroplane at certain speeds, which means the vehicle is literally driving on water.
    — Mark Debruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
  • Seven aircraft, two hydroplanes and heavy machinery were also deployed, the fire service said.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 27 June 2019
  • Hydroplane racing returns to the Detroit River with a new format.
    — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Limited class hydroplanes and flatbottom powerboats will also race.
    — Bill Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The estate is beside a private lake and has been used by the owners to test hydroplanes during the past 30 years, according to the listing.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Ilya, embracing a flair for the dramatic, arrived at the ceremony in a hydroplane with with his best man, Vivake.
    — Vogue, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • However, as the hydroplane began to ascend, pilot Henry Arnold nosed it into the wind and caught a wing tip on the surface, causing the aircraft to crash.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Within seconds, her car started to hydroplane, sending her and her 7-year-old son Michael, who was in the backseat, across the center line into oncoming traffic.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Usually a high-speed thoroughfare — where traffic seems to cruise around 80 mph — the few drivers who were out were crawling, taking the occasional hydroplane with care.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • What to do if your car starts skidding If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, the DMV said, ease your foot off the gas to slow down gradually and avoid slamming on the brakes.
    — Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Today in history The Slo-mo-shun hydroplane shatters the world speed record on Lake Washington in 1950.
    — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
  • In hopes of improving its bottom line, the Madison Regatta looked itself straight in the mirror, examined every aspect of the regatta weekend and decided to make changes in this year’s 67th annual hydroplane racing event.
    — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2017
  • Police said the left, eastbound lane of the interstate was completely covered in water because of a heavy downpour, which caused a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe to hydroplane, crash head-on into a concrete median wall, and come to rest facing north.
    — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 15 May 2018

hydroplane

2 of 2 verb
  • The car started hydroplaning and skidded off the road.
  • Why do cars hydroplane, and is there any way to avoid this as a driver?
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • What does hydroplaning mean for cars?
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Their Ford Mustang hydroplaned and hit the school bus head-on.
    — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 22 May 2018
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Avoid using cruise control on wet roads; turn it off promptly if hydroplaning starts.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • On their return from town the car hydroplaned at fifty miles-per-hour and collided against a steel railing.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • In that one, too, a car hydroplaned out of control across lanes, 10News reported.
    — Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2017
  • Standing water covered some roads on Friday, causing at least one car to hydroplane and flip over.
    — Fox News, 25 May 2018
  • Video shows the boy hydroplaning with the arch of his back sliding long the rim of the ride known as the Emerald Plunge.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2017
  • The actor was attempting to save his adult nephew from a hydroplaning snowplow when he was crushed by the vehicle.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The slick tires on the cars will hydroplane off of any water accumulating on the asphalt surface.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Winter may increase the likelihood of slick road conditions, but cars are at risk of hydroplaning any time a road is wet.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Fresh rain makes roads slicker, and your risk of hydroplaning increases when vehicles are going too fast.
    — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 15 May 2023
  • Having properly inflated tires with the right amount of tread can save you from hydroplaning, blowouts and even accidents.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The man glided frictionlessly, hydroplaning like an air-hockey puck.
    — Jon Mooallem Andrea Frazzetta, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The rain slowed Interstate 15 traffic when a tractor-trailer hydroplaned, crashed and jack-knifed.
    — Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026

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