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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hovercraft.
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- noun A
hovercraft .
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- noun a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From ground effect, a peculiarity of certain aircraft when landing, in which a cushion of air directed off the wings prevents touchdown.]
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