hovercraft
nounUK /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ · CA, US /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/
Etymology From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.
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Transport, Vehicles A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
Genericized trademark
- The snapshot shows the whale parallel above the water almost as if it’s competing in belly-flop contest, doing a midair plank or floating across the bay like a hovercraft.2022 July 24, Morgan Krakow, “It began as a typical ferry ride in Kachemak Bay. Then a minke whale went airborne.”, in Anchorage Daily News, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2023: