■ noun a boat fitted underneath with shaped vanes (foils) which lift the hull clear of the water at speed.
↘each of the foils of a ~.
Origin
1920s: from hydro- , on the pattern of aerofoil .
■ noun a boat fitted underneath with shaped vanes (foils) which lift the hull clear of the water at speed.
↘each of the foils of a ~.
Origin
1920s: from hydro- , on the pattern of aerofoil .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004