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Hovercraft

//ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

    "The snapshot shows the whale parallel above the water almost as if it’s competing in belly-flop contest, doing a midair plank or floating across the bay like a hovercraft."

  2. 2
    a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines wordnet

Etymology

From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.

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