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surface effect ship
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noun
a large, ship-size air-cushion vehicle operated over water.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of surface effect ship
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby surface effect ship
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