Definition of hovercraft
: a vehicle that is supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by downwardly directed fans
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Recent Examples of hovercraft from the Web
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Apparently one of them was able to call 911 on a cell phone and the fire department was able to get its hovercraft out there and rescue them.
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A separate seventh-grade hovercraft team placed second in that category at the same event.
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Comfort mode is perfect for around town, with its welcome delivery of hovercraft-like isolation from the road.
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Large amphibs, their hovercraft and lumbering armored troop carriers that take hours to wade ashore and unload would be punished by precision missiles, experts contend.
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The sensation was like gliding on a hovercraft above the Beethovenian waves.
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The ride itself is a 3D flight simulator, which takes riders on a high-speed trip on cars, boats, underwater craft, and hovercraft through, around and above New York City, with Fallon as guide.
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The one-man hovercraft's 13-inch impeller keeps the fiberglass skimmer 4 inches above the ground and moving as fast as 16 mph.
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First Known Use of hovercraft
1959
HOVERCRAFT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hovercraft for English Language Learners
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: a vehicle that moves just above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air
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