com they are not. Hydroplane is either a plane that can land on or take off from water, or a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils to enable it to skim the water and reach a higher speed. Whereas an aquaplane is a board that is pulled by a speedboat with a person standing on it, and not the boat itself.
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