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hovercraft

Noun

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

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I do have a bit of a garden, and I'd love a hovercraft to get around it - one of the big four-seater ones with the fan on the back. Tom Felton

According to the BBC, the half mile tidal range at Ryde gives a major advantage to hovercraft which can travel right up a beach and the Solent is the only place in Western Europe where there is a regular passenger service. Source: Internet

A 550-ton military hovercraft stormed a tourist beach in Russia, accompanied by a bevy of paratroopers. Source: Internet

RNLI volunteer hovercraft pilot David Cartwright, said: "It was a real multi-agency operation, at one point we had around 15 people on and around the hovercraft trying to save the animals, we would never have done it without the hovercraft." Source: Internet

Southend RNLI hovercraft rescues two stranded dolphins along with Gravesend Lifeboat crew safety cover. Source: Internet

Inspired by and named after the character Morpheus from Neil Gaiman's graphic novels, Fishburne's character is the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar, a hovercraft representing the last human city, Zion. Source: Internet

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