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Recent Examples of hovercraft
Topping that list in the current catalog is a $75,000 golf cart hovercraft for skimming over fairways, bunkers and water hazards alike.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Other modes of delivery have included sled dogs, mules, reindeer and hovercraft, but the agency’s most transformative upgrade occurred in 1918 with the development of airmail at a time when airports were still a budding concept.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The hovercraft is the greater invention.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Other modes of delivery have included sled dogs, mules, reindeer and hovercraft, but the agency’s most transformative upgrade occurred in 1918 with the development of airmail at a time when airports were still a budding concept.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The hovercraft is the greater invention.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovercraft
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Dufrene—who runs a popular airboat swamp tours in Louisiana—donned a more casual getup, including a navy shirt jacket and pants, baseball cap, and gas station sunglasses worn upside down.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Oct. 2025
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The post included photos of Del Rey and Dufrene posing and kissing on an airboat, wedding guests Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley cheering for the couple, and the two-tier wedding cake.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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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,
8 Oct. 2025
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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This popular Spanish-inspired dish was served in cockleshells so reminiscent the Galicia region of Spain’s cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela.—
Jane Napier Neely,
La Cañada Valley Sun,
24 Apr. 2017
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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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One day in April, Noone and I rode a ferry from downtown Sydney to Manly, where Young met us on the wharf.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The evolution of pickleball Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The hydrofoil tested in the study carried two rows of these coils, each powered by small electrical motors called actuators.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Once on its hydrofoil, a Candela boat can go much further on the same battery capacity as a conventional vessel without this technology.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Hovercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovercraft. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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