ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hovercraft

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hovercraft is a noun meaning (vehicles, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

Meaning

(vehicles, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vessel, vehicle, glider, hovercar, hoverjet, hovercycle.

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