hovercraft

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Recent Examples of hovercraft One of the vessels appears to be a hovercraft. Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025 But a full-on assault would involve other vessels, including Landing Craft, Air Cushion hovercraft. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 The San Antonio and Fort Lauderdale both can launch hovercraft for amphibious operations. Amir Daftari john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for hovercraft
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Noun
  • 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
  • Follow a swamp airboat swerving along a Louisiana bayou.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • 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, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • If approved, the initiative is estimated to generate about $980 million a year for bus, train, ferry and metro lines in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties.
    Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • Living on the Isle of Man, with ferry journeys to the mainland reliant on the notoriously unpredictable UK weather, posed its own set of challenges.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • This year, thousands of fans will be floating in spectator boats right beside the race, close enough to feel the spray and hear the hydrofoil.
    Steve Overmyer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Reachable mostly via hydrofoil or ferry from Sicily (and, for some of them, the port of Naples), the group has long been a haven for in-the-know Italians.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • In this timed challenge, captains skillfully guide workboats into tight spaces with remarkable precision.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • However, two workboats were visible, moored alongside the aircraft carrier's bow, suggesting both sides of the bow may have been painted with the hull number.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Hovercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovercraft. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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