aquaplaned
Slid on water
Aquaplaned is the past tense of aquaplane, meaning to skim across water on a board towed by a speedboat, or more commonly, to lose traction when a vehicle's tires ride on a film of water rather than gripping the road: The car aquaplaned across the wet motorway and hit the barrier.
The loss-of-control sense dominates modern usage, especially in British English.
Americans more often say hydroplaned.
Pass over lightly
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- coastLand beside the ocean
- surfWaves near shore
- driftGradual movement, no direction
slide · hydroplane · frictionless · weightless · uncontrolled · sailing · skate · glissade
skim
Pass over lightly
drift · slide · hydroplane · frictionless · weightless · uncontrolled · sailing · skate · glissade · sweep
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- wetSaturated with liquid
oily · standing water · puddle · flooded · damp · greasy · smooth · rainfall · downpour · film
hydroplaning
Loss of tire grip
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- spinoutUncontrolled vehicle rotation
control · grip · loss · swerve · slide · drift · oversteer · momentum · accident · collision