GROUND-EFFECT MACHINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ground-effect machine mean? 

• GROUND-EFFECT MACHINE (noun)
  The noun GROUND-EFFECT MACHINE has 1 sense:

1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

  Familiarity information: GROUND-EFFECT MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUND-EFFECT MACHINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ground-effect machine; hovercraft

Hypernyms ("ground-effect machine" is a kind of...):

craft (a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)