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hovercraft

ho·verc·raft

UK/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ US/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/ rare

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.

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