hovercraft

or Hov·er·craft

[ huhv-er-kraft, -krahft, hov- ]

/ ˈhʌv ərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˈhɒv- /

noun, plural hov·er·craft. Chiefly British.

ACV.

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Origin of hovercraft

hover + craft

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Examples from the Web for hovercraft

You'll get all the fighting you want from Hovercraft, if you can wait until then.
Mercenary|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Hovercraft has held a near monopoly in transport to Fairbanks.
Mercenary|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Isobel went off to make coffee in the portable galley in the rear of the second hovercraft.
Border, Breed Nor Birth|Dallas McCord Reynolds
The Hovercraft forces are screening everything they do with heavy cavalry units.
Mercenary|Dallas McCord Reynolds

She ran over the heavy sand, which drifted through the streets, to the hovercraft in which he had just pulled up.
Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for hovercraft

hovercraft

/ (ˈhɒvəˌkrɑːft) /

noun

a vehicle that is able to travel across both land and water on a cushion of air. The cushion is produced by a fan continuously forcing air under the vehicle

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Word Origin and History for hovercraft

hovercraft

1959, from hover + craft. A proprietary name after 1961.