Hovercraft (Noun)
Meaning
A craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hovercraft glided smoothly across the calm lake, creating barely a ripple on the water.
- At the exhibition, spectators marveled at the scaled-down model of the hovercraft, envisioning the real thing crossing the English Channel.
- On their search and rescue mission, the coast guard deployed a hovercraft to navigate the treacherous terrain of the marshy coastline.
- After years of development, the world's fastest hovercraft speed record was broken by the new prototype.
- Tourists enthusiastically boarded the hovercraft for an exhilarating ride through the mangrove forests of the nature reserve.