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hovercraft

[ UK /hˈɒvəkɹˌɑːft/ ]
[ US /ˈhəvɝˌkɹæft/ ]
NOUN
  1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

How To Use hovercraft In A Sentence

  • Apparently the pilot's reflexes left something to be desired and the hovercraft crashed side-on into a large rock, blossoming into a ball of flame.
  • In 1959, the first hovercraft was launched on the Isle of Wight.
  • A lifeboat hovercraft was launched from Morecambe at 12.50 pm following reports that a number of people had been caught by the tide.
  • Watch out for the Sea-Safari, high-speed boat trips around the bay, a hovercraft, and even a hot-air balloon!
  • Predictably, they were caught by the tide and the hovercraft found them in nearly two feet of water.
  • Hovercraft can travel both on land and water.
  • A crowd of some 200 locals gathered at the beach to watch the high-speed amphibious hovercraft speed across the water and then climb onto the beach, deflate, and unload its cargo.
  • Mr Foster thought a hovercraft would be the perfect vehicle to boost tourism and navigate the mudflats of Southend when the tide is out.
  • With a hovercraft on hand and a helicopter circling above it was very impressive stuff, but was it necessary to deploy this large array of resources?
  • The corporation has prepared a detailed indication of running costs for the new hovercraft.
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