Usually means: Wings that lift boats above water.
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  5. hydrofoils: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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(Note: See hydrofoil as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hydrofoil)

noun:  (nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
noun:  (nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.
verb:  (nautical, intransitive) To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.
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