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HOVERCRAFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hovercraft mean?
• HOVERCRAFT (noun)
The noun HOVERCRAFT has 1 sense:
1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
Familiarity information: HOVERCRAFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("hovercraft" is a kind of...):
craft (a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
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