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hoverchair en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English hover Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English hoverchair From hover + chair.

Meanings

  1. A chair that levitates.
    • He touched the controller hanging from the belt around his waist. His hoverchair rose in the corner and glided over to him, positioning itself at his side. 2005, Gregory Bernard Banks, Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death and Life:
    • He built his first hoverchair all by himself out of scavenged parts when he was only eight! And ever since, he's continued to upgrade it. 2006, Carolyn Hill, Bead's Pickle:

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