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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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Watch this quick clip of a 1914 airboat using the same Aerothrust 5HP twin motor and think of how many miles could be covered in a day using the airsled.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
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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
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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The half-hour ferry ride there from the Chinese territory’s main island was bustling with day trippers.—
Erin Mendell,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Three years after the space shuttle's retirement in 2011, NASA awarded multibillion-dollar contracts to Boeing and SpaceX to build ferry ships to carry astronauts to and from the space station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The hydrofoil technology of the F50s gives them the ability to travel at more than 50 knots.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Australia was left far behind, dead in the water, struggling to summon the pace to hop onto the hydrofoils.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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 15 Apr. 2025.
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