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hovercraft

a vehicle that is able to travel across both land and water on a cushion of air. The cushion is produced by a fan continuously forcing air under the vehicle
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hovercraft

[′həv·ər‚kraft]
(mechanical engineering)
air-cushion vehicle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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