hovercraft

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Recent Examples of hovercraft In addition, the shot clock, now the size of a small hovercraft placed on Curry’s back, was ticking down toward zero. David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024 But most of us have never seen a hovercraft in real life, and the vehicles haven’t had a big impact on our world. Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Despite all the hard thinking, hovercraft have yet to catch on and are still rarely used for Arctic travel and research. Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024 The massive search also involved airboats, hovercraft and individual community volunteers. CBS News, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for hovercraft
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Noun
  • With cozy cabins, 10 landscaped RV sites, a full-service pub, live music on weekends, nearby airboat tours, and kayak and paddle board rentals, The Cove has quietly built a devoted following over the years.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Mexican officials rescued them by an airboat and returned to Mexico, where they were treated for hypothermia.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025
  • Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.
    Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Take the 20-minute ferry ride to Bald Head Island using the Bald Head Island Ferry.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
  • And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • The hydrofoil technology of the F50s gives them the ability to travel at more than 50 knots.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Hawaii has reportedly eyed the idea positively, and rival Candela has its electric hydrofoil vessels already operating in Stockholm, Sweden, with plans for Lake Tahoe in the US, as well as Saudi Arabia and New Zealand.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes, 3 May 2023

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“Hovercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovercraft. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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