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hydroglisseur

French, noun/i.dʁɔ.ɡli.sœʁ/

hydroglisseur is a French masculine noun meaning “airboat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bateau à fond plat propulsé par une hélice aérienne”.

What does hydroglisseur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineairboat

  2. 2

    masculineobsoletean early type of pedalo (small boat propelled by pedals)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bateau à fond plat propulsé par une hélice aérienne.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of hydroglisseur

  • hydroglisseurs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hydroglisseur?

  • /i.dʁɔ.ɡli.sœʁ/
  • \i.dʁɔ.ɡli.sœʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to hydroglisseur

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is hydroglisseur in French?

hydroglisseur appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).