as in airboat
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Recent Examples of hovercraft
Despite all the hard thinking, hovercraft have yet to catch on and are still rarely used for Arctic travel and research.
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Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
The massive search also involved airboats, hovercraft and individual community volunteers.
—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
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Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
The massive search also involved airboats, hovercraft and individual community volunteers.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovercraft
Noun
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The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Mar. 2025
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In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.—
Dorothy Wickenden,
The New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2023
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This tiny neighboring island is a short ferry ride from Grand Turk and home to clean beaches and remnants of the region’s salt-producing past.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
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Petite Martinique can only be reached via boat from Carriacou—the quick 30-minute ferry ride is offered once or twice a day on weekdays.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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These are hovering electric boat planes — known as electric hydrofoil craft — that will be able to dash over the water from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just half an hour, with services expected from 2027.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Like electric vehicles, electric vessels like Arc's sport boats or Candela's hydrofoils require vastly less maintenance because of their simpler powertrains.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
3 May 2023
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“Hovercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovercraft. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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