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hovercraft
[ huhv-er-kraft, -krahft, hov- ]
hovercraft
/ ˈɒəˌɑːڳ /
noun
- a vehicle that is able to travel across both land and water on a cushion of air. The cushion is produced by a fan continuously forcing air under the vehicle
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hovercraft1
Example Sentences
On another occasion, it was delivered to the centre of the pitch by a hovercraft.
Other troops arrived in semi-inflatable rubber boats, with heavy equipment carried to shore on military hovercraft.
A petition calling for a rescue of the sheep has gathered more than 52,000 signatures, while a hovercraft company has said it might be able to help.
Christ was immediately infatuated with the flashy Y2K album artwork of the genre: colorful, sci-fi dreamscapes that featured skyscrapers or hovercrafts from the 22nd century.
Others have knocked out Russian radar positions on offshore gas platforms and, according to Kyiv, used experimental maritime drones to attack a hovercraft missile carrier at the entrance to Sevastopol harbour.
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