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Recent Examples of air-cushion vehicle
That's what an air-cushion vehicle rides on.
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Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-cushion vehicle
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The company highlighted that StormBreaker weapon’s small size enables the use of fewer aircraft to take out the same number of targets as larger weapons that require multiple jets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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There were also drone sightings at the air stations and soldier barracks throughout Denmark, where there are fighter jets and military transport aircraft.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 1967: Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked allies on the USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy research ship collecting intelligence near the Sinai Peninsula, amid the Six-Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab nations Egypt, Syria and Jordan.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
7 June 2024
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Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
2 Sep. 2022
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Flight options include personal planes, commercial flights or Fresh Air Aviation's air taxi service from St. Ignace.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Topline Uber will offer helicopter and seaplane rides on its app next year, the company said, partnering with Joby Aviation—a month after the vertical aviation company purchased air taxi service Blade for $125 million.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the Pacific, by the end of World War II, at least 212 PT boats had gotten into the fight.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The weapon can protect ships against ballistic missiles in their final phase of flight.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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For example, some ships offer ‘no single supplement’ for the first few dozen solo travelers onboard (which refers to the travel promotion where solo travelers do not have to pay the extra fee typically charged for occupying a room alone).—
Mary Curry,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The post kicked off with photos of Del Rey and Dufrene posing and kissing on an airboat.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Off the ship, excursions include airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, cocktail-making workshops at Sugarfield Spirits, and visits to a historic mansion where John James Audubon completed 32 of his bird paintings.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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But as soon as the plane departs, the barriers must remain sealed.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The San Antonio and Fort Lauderdale both can launch hovercraft for amphibious operations.—
Amir Daftari
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Topping that list in the current catalog is a $75,000 golf cart hovercraft for skimming over fairways, bunkers and water hazards alike.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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