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Recent Examples of air-cushion vehicle
That's what an air-cushion vehicle rides on.
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Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-cushion vehicle
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According to the Associated Press, Mittens was traveling with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new permanent location in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13, when staff forgot to remove her from the aircraft on arrival.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The object suddenly shifted its longitudinal axis, aligned it with my aircraft and began to climb.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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In 1967: Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked allies on the USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy research ship collecting intelligence near the Sinai Peninsula, amid the Six-Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab nations Egypt, Syria and Jordan.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
7 June 2024
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In the late nineteenth century, for instance, France’s navy sought to counter British naval supremacy by investing heavily in submarines and torpedo boats.—
Julia Ciocca,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Apr. 2021
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Joby Aviation plans to launch air taxi services connecting JFK Airport to Manhattan, while Uber, in partnership with Joby, is targeting electric air taxi rollouts in New York City and Los Angeles in 2025.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The airline also announced plans to launch an air taxi service with Joby Aviation (JOBY) in the next couple of years, starting in New York City and Los Angeles.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
8 Jan. 2025
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That helps account for the dutiful but often grim tone of the film, in which a pair of Navy men (Wayne, Robert Montgomery) try to convince the higher-ups that their small, maneuverable PT boats have a place in battles others believe will be dominated by larger vessels.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 May 2024
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Kennedy’s brother John led a PT boat in the South Pacific and his brother Joseph Jr. piloted a plane in Europe, where he was killed in action.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2023
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This includes making investments in submarines and ships; enhancing manufacturing capacity for missiles, artillery, and air defense; and taking steps to leverage and unleash the potential of innovative technologies.—
Jake Sullivan,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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There’s an actual lighthouse atop Lighthouse Point, built in 1901 to warn ships of the rocks and shallows below.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Del Rey, 39, and Jeremy Dufrene, a captain of an airboat tour company, reportedly tied the knot during a backyard ceremony in Louisiana on Sept. 26, according to Page Six.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
3 Oct. 2024
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This happened when the airboat's driver took a sharp turn to try to see an alligator in the water, according to multiple reports.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
1 Apr. 2024
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Like an airline pilot operating a plane, these episodes steer their respective series, establishing the tone, characters, and other essential aspects of the program.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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In pet news, a cat named Mittens recently made three trips between Australia and New Zealand in 24 hours after being accidentally left behind on a plane.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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The group also deployed a hovercraft to Nashville and a K-9 search unit is en route.—
Tyler Palmateer,
The Tennessean,
20 Mar. 2024
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“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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