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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
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George Mason University engineering professor Missy Cummings, who has been doing drone research for 25 years, says what most people are actually seeing are likely aircraft, stars, or reflections off of objects, like towers.Tom Hanson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, Central Command said that warships and aircraft earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the rebels.Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2024
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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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There is less than a year now before these theories are put to the test as the Archer Midnight air taxi starts commercial services in Abu Dhabi.James Morris, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Before becoming administrator, Whitaker served as the FAA's deputy administrator during the Obama administration and later worked in the private sector as an executive for an air taxi company.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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Virgin Voyages has three ships in its fleet with a fourth set to debut in September 2025.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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With that in mind, Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has introduced the newest ship to its fleet: the Disney Treasure.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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Larson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, surveyed the plants by airboat in mid-September.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lana Del Rey may be seeing an airboat captain/swamp-tour guide.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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The year-end holiday travel period runs through January 1, and inclement weather across the U.S. was snarling travel by plane and by road the day after Christmas.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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There are early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens, a U.S. official told ABC News.Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 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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In addition, the shot clock, now the size of a small hovercraft placed on Curry’s back, was ticking down toward zero.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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