n. A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
n. Plural form of hovercraft.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A vehicle that rides over water or land supported by the pressure of a stream of air generated by downward-thrusting fans, and is propelled forward by an air propeller; also called ACV and air-cushioned vehicle.
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n. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
Word Usage
"In 2002, Vincent Lamouroux built this Pentacycle to travel along the abandoned Aérotrain hovercraft monorailway built in the 1970s."