hovercraft

noun

Definition of hovercraftnext
as in airboat

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Recent Examples of hovercraft 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 But a full-on assault would involve other vessels, including Landing Craft, Air Cushion hovercraft. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • Haunted truck tours and airboat tours are available separately.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 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
  • As an alternative, consider the ferry to and from Hong Kong via the SkyPier Terminal and coordinate with The Langham Shenzhen’s concierge team for a seamless limo transfer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Typhoon Champi is threatening the port recovery that eastern China had only just started to record, with ferry suspensions and maritime emergency responses already in force across Shanghai and the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces Friday.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 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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