hovercraft

/ˈhʌvərˌkræft/
noun
  1. A vehicle that travels over land or water on a cushion of air created by a downward blast of air from its engines.
    • The hovercraft glided smoothly across the marshy ground.
    • The rescue team used a hovercraft to reach people stranded by the flood.
    • Tourists took a hovercraft ride across the English Channel.
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