hovercraft

noun

Definition of hovercraftnext
as in airboat

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Recent Examples of hovercraft Earlier in the war, American forces struck air defenses, a radar site, an airport and a hovercraft base there, according to satellite analysis by the Institute for the Study of War and the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project. — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Instead of a hovercraft, crews had to use a sled, and safety teams were on standby due to unstable conditions. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Under Chinese doctrine the landing would carried out in boats, landing craft and hovercraft dropped by motherships close to the horizon. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026 One of the vessels appears to be a hovercraft. — Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hovercraft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovercraft
  1. airboat
  2. hydroplane
  3. whaleboat
  4. ferry
  5. hydrofoil
  6. workboat
Noun
  • Michigan State Police Aviation and Roscommon County Marine Patrol, using their airboat, along with other agencies on foot, assisted the sheriff's office with the search.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Broward Sheriff’s Office has released rescue footage showing the response to a deadly airboat collision in the western Everglades earlier this month.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of airboat
Noun
  • The concierge can also organize hydroplane trips across Lake Como, a private dinner behind closed doors beneath Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, and a day of personal shopping in Italy’s fashion capital.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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, 15 July 2026
Definition of hydroplane
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
Definition of whaleboat
Noun
  • Unfortunately, hundreds of people waited ahead of them to board the next ferry to that prime tourist destination.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Valkyries began their day of celebration at Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood, not far from the team's downtown practice facility, then took a ferry across the bay to begin the parade from San Francisco's Ferry Building.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ferry
Noun
  • Between Old Town and Navy Yard, a hydrofoil could take about 20 minutes, the summary said.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Lemoore facility uses a mechanical hydrofoil that travels along a roughly 2,300-foot lagoon to generate waves.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hydrofoil
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of workboat

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