AIR-CUSHION VEHICLE Synonyms: 85 Similar Words

air-cushion vehicle

noun

Definition of air-cushion vehicle

as in aircraft

Related Words

Relevance

as in torpedo boat

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-cushion vehicle

Noun

The aircraft was cleared, passengers were permitted to reboard, and the flight continued without further incident.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
In a traditional operational environment, information may have to pass through multiple human operators and system interfaces before a new task reaches another aircraft.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Albanian naval officer Bamir Kundreti, who is 56 years old, lived with his family on Sazan for eight years after 1991 as a torpedo boat commander.

— Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers.

— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2022

Definition of torpedo boat

Noun

The company operates as a rideshare program where customers can book an all-electric air taxi on an app.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
In 2022, Boeing invested $450 million in Wisk to support its mission to build a self-flying air taxi.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of air taxi

Noun

At least two ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, while several others reported near misses or warnings from entities claiming to represent Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Six vessels moved into the Persian Gulf — five cargo ships and one tanker — while one cargo ship exited into the Gulf of Oman.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

Everglades Swamp Tours offers an airboat excursion at one of the most biodiverse regions in the country.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of airboat

Noun

On Tuesday afternoon, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said his country would send two planes loaded with 100 tons of aid in the coming days.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the other plane flying with the president, sources said.

— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of hovercraft

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Cite this Entry

Style

“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of air-cushion vehicle

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gnomic

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

'Gaslighting,' 'Woke,' 'Democracy,' and Other Top Lookups

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes