Synonyms of hovercraft

hovercraft

noun

as in airboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airboat
• hydroplane
• cockleshell
• whaleboat
• ferry
• hydrofoil
• workboat
• whaler
• ferryboat
• tub
• taxi
• gondola
• lugger
• banker
• torpedo boat
• barge
• dragger
• shrimper
• hooker
• tugboat
• PT boat
• trawler
• seiner
• tug
• towboat
• assault boat
• gillnetter
• scalloper
• coble
• water taxi
• keel
• cutter
• lifeboat
• longboat
• keelboat
• air-cushion vehicle
• riverboat
• lighter
• yawl
• tender
• narrow boat
• hoy
• launch
• bumboat
• houseboat
• auxiliary
• jolly boat

Examples of hovercraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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