hovercraft

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Pronunciation

/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/

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/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ · /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/ · /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/ · /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/ · /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/(US) · /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/(US)

Definition of hovercraft

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

“The snapshot shows the whale parallel above the water almost as if it’s competing in belly-flop contest, doing a midair plank or floating across the bay like a hovercraft.”

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From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.

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