aquaplaning
English
Verb
aquaplaning
- present participle and gerund of aquaplane
Noun
aquaplaning (countable and uncountable, plural aquaplanings)
- (automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning.
- Synonym: (US, Canada) hydroplaning
Translations
loss of contact with the road
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English aquaplaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kwa.pla.niŋ/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Noun
aquaplaning m (plural aquaplanings)
- aquaplaning
- Synonyms: aquaplanage m, hydroplanage m
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English aquaplaning.
Noun
aquaplaning m (invariable)
- aquaplaning
- Synonyms: (rare) idroplanaggio, (rare) acquaplanaggio
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English aquaplaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akwaˈpleinin/ [a.kwaˈplei̯.nĩn]
- Rhymes: -einin
Noun
aquaplaning m (plural aquaplanings)
- aquaplaning
- Synonyms: acuaplaneo, hidroplaneo
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “aquaplaning”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024