hovercraft
nounUK /ˈhɒvəkrɑːft/
US /ˈhʌvərkræft/
A hovercraft is a vehicle that rides on a cushion of air over water or land.
The hovercraft glided smoothly across the bay to the island.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A craft supported by a downward-blown air cushion, used for passenger ferries across short sea routes.
The cross-Channel hovercraft service was popular in the 1980s.
3. Any vehicle or device that floats on a layer of pressurized air for low-friction movement.
Engineers tested a small hovercraft platform for moving heavy equipment.
4. Informal: a person or thing that seems to float effortlessly above the ground.
With her graceful steps, she moved like a hovercraft over the dance floor.