hovercraft

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for hovercraft 
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • His last on-screen appearance was in the hydroplane racing film Madison.
    Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rain may cause tires to hydroplane at certain speeds, which means the vehicle is literally driving on water.
    Mark DeBruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The free Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs year-round between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island, with each one-way trip lasting 40-45 minutes.
    Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was expected to host more than 2 million people along Copacabana Beach to watch fireworks erupt from ferries parked offshore and concerts by Brazilian pop stars such as Anitta and Caetano Veloso.
    Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The hydrofoil takes about an hour and costs around €30 each way.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The hydrofoil board, favored by Tom Brady, seemingly defies gravity at speeds up to 25 mph, with or without waves.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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