aquaplaning

English

Two vehicles aquaplaning

Verb

aquaplaning

1. present participle and gerund of aquaplane

Noun

aquaplaning (uncountable)

1. (automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.

   Synonym: (US, Canada) hydroplaning

2. The act of aquaplaning.

Translations

loss of contact with the road

• Catalan: hidroplanatge m, aquaplaning m
• Dutch: aquaplaning (nl) f, watergladheid (nl) f
• Finnish: vesiliirto (fi)
• French: aquaplaning (fr) m, aquaplanage (fr) m, hydroplanage (fr) m
• German: Aquaplaning (de) n, Wasserglätte f
• Italian: aquaplaning m
• Portuguese: aquaplanagem (pt) f, hidroplanagem f, aquaplaning (pt) m
• Spanish: aquaplaning (es) m, hidroplaneo m, acuaplaneo m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English aquaplaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kwa.pla.niŋ/

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Noun

aquaplaning m (plural aquaplanings)

1. aquaplaning

   Synonyms: aquaplanage m, hydroplanage m

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English aquaplaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akwaˈpleinin/ [a.kwaˈplei̯.nĩn]
• Rhymes: -einin

Noun

aquaplaning m (plural aquaplanings)

1. 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014