hovercraft
noun
hov·er·craft
ˈhə-vər-ˌkraft 
ˈhä-
: a vehicle that is supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by downwardly directed fans
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The massive search also involved airboats, hovercraft and individual community volunteers.
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CBS News, 18 June 2024
The organization has so far lent airboats and a hovercraft to Strain's case.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Griffon has delivered more than 180 hovercraft to over 41 countries over the past half-century but says this was one of its biggest deals to date.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
But those swords are more like lightsabers, the knights ride hovercrafts instead of horses, and the walls are mounted with laser cannons rather than trebuchets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
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CBS News, 18 June 2024
The organization has so far lent airboats and a hovercraft to Strain's case.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Griffon has delivered more than 180 hovercraft to over 41 countries over the past half-century but says this was one of its biggest deals to date.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
But those swords are more like lightsabers, the knights ride hovercrafts instead of horses, and the walls are mounted with laser cannons rather than trebuchets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
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hovercraft
noun
hov·er·craft
-ˌkraft
: a vehicle supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by fans blowing downward
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