A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
A vessel equipped with such a device.
To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.