hovercraft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.
Meanings
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(qualifier:genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
The snapshot shows the whale parallel above the water almost as if it’s competing in belly-flop contest, doing a midair plank or floating across the bay like a hovercraft.
2022 July 24, Morgan Krakow, “It began as a typical ferry ride in Kachemak Bay. Then a minke whale went airborne.”, in Anchorage Daily News, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hovercrafts | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| hovercraft | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
hovercraftful · hovercraftlike · hovercrafter
Hypernyms
ground-effect machine · machine · craft · vehicle · GEM
Synonyms
Translations (62)
fr aéroglisseur (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · vi ca nô đệm khí (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nn luftputebåt (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · it aeroslittante (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · id kapal bantalan udara (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · tr hava yastıklı tekne (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · sh hȍverkraft (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · sh хо̏веркрафт (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · pt aerobarco (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · it aeroscafo (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · he רַחֶפֶת (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · it aeronave (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · cs vznášedlo (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · de Hovercraft (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · uk судно́ на пові́тряній поду́шці (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · lb Loftkësseboot (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · fo flogbátur (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · es hovercraft (hóverkraft) (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · hu légpárnás (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ja ホバークラフト (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ru су́дно на возду́шной поду́шке (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · it hovercraft (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · sv svävare (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nv tsin naaʼeeł dah nahaleʼí (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ms hoverkraf (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · da luftpudebåd (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ca aerolliscador (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · de Luftkissenboot (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · fi ilmatyynyalus (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nn svevebåt (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · el αερόστρωμνο (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · it aeroscivolante (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · es aerodeslizador (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nrf aéroglisseux (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · af sweeftuig (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · de Luftkissenfahrzeug (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nrf aérodrisseux (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nb luftputebåt (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ko 호버크래프트 (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nb svevebåt (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · id kapal katung (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · da svævebåd (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · mk ховеркрафт (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nl luchtkussenvoertuig (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · fa هواناو (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · fi pintaliitäjä (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ru СВП (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · pl poduszkowiec (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · eo teraplano (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · is svifnökkvi (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · kk әуе негіз кемесi (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · pt aerodeslizador (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ru хо́веркра́фт (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · mi waka topaki (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · pt hovercraft (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · eu aerolabaingailu (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · mk лебдилка (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · he רחפת (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ar حَوَّامَة (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · cmn 氣墊船 /气垫船 (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · nl hovercraft (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) · ko 공기부양정 (vehicle supported on a cushion of air)