hovercraft
noun
hov·er·craft
ˈhə-vər-ˌkraft 
ˈhä-
: a vehicle that is supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by downwardly directed fans
Examples of hovercraft in a Sentence
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The organization has so far lent airboats and a hovercraft to Strain's case.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Griffon has delivered more than 180 hovercraft to over 41 countries over the past half-century but says this was one of its biggest deals to date.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
But those swords are more like lightsabers, the knights ride hovercrafts instead of horses, and the walls are mounted with laser cannons rather than trebuchets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
The imperiled deer paddled in place inside what looks like a ring of ice as firefighters glided over the lake in a rescue hovercraft, video posted to the Plainfield Township Fire Department’s Facebook page shows.
—Brooke Baitinger, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
Each of these colorful dolls can actually fly—they’re delicate, kid-safe hovercraft.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
Type 728 is China’s designation for the Zubr-class assault hovercraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
Like Mario Kart, the game involves steering a hovercraft through whimsical race tracks.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
Recent photos seem to confirm China is building its own high-speed assault hovercraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Griffon has delivered more than 180 hovercraft to over 41 countries over the past half-century but says this was one of its biggest deals to date.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
But those swords are more like lightsabers, the knights ride hovercrafts instead of horses, and the walls are mounted with laser cannons rather than trebuchets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
The imperiled deer paddled in place inside what looks like a ring of ice as firefighters glided over the lake in a rescue hovercraft, video posted to the Plainfield Township Fire Department’s Facebook page shows.
—Brooke Baitinger, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
Each of these colorful dolls can actually fly—they’re delicate, kid-safe hovercraft.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
Type 728 is China’s designation for the Zubr-class assault hovercraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
Like Mario Kart, the game involves steering a hovercraft through whimsical race tracks.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
Recent photos seem to confirm China is building its own high-speed assault hovercraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
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First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
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hovercraft
noun
hov·er·craft
-ˌkraft
: a vehicle supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by fans blowing downward
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