air-cushion vehicle

noun

Definition of air-cushion vehiclenext
1
as in aircraft

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2
as in torpedo boat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-cushion vehicle
  1. aircraft
  2. torpedo boat
  3. air taxi
  4. PT boat
  5. ship
  6. airboat
  7. plane
  8. hovercraft
Noun
  • Kuwait said on Saturday that Iranian forces launched a wave of drones within its airspace, with its military destroying multiple aircraft after Iran targeted critical infrastructure in the country's north.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Although Chinese authorities have not officially confirmed the aircraft or its development status, the latest visuals have renewed interest in Beijing’s progress toward a sixth-generation combat aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Albanian naval officer Bamir Kundreti, who is 56 years old, lived with his family on Sazan for eight years after 1991 as a torpedo boat commander.
    — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2022
Definition of torpedo boat
Noun
  • The Daily Dividend Archer shares soared almost 20% yesterday after the air taxi company unveiled its autonomous military vehicle with Anduril.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Solving infrastructure bottlenecks Early deployment will focus on metropolitan regions where commercial air taxi services are expected to launch first, including California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of air taxi
Noun
  • In the Pacific, by the end of World War II, at least 212 PT boats had gotten into the fight.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.
    — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Definition of PT boat
Noun
  • All five ships crossed through an Iranian route, the Kpler data showed.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Everglades Swamp Tours offers an airboat excursion at one of the most biodiverse regions in the country.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of airboat
Noun
  • This led to years of combing through the Pan Am and Coast Guard archives in search of clues about the location of the plane's wreckage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Svetlana Grković, Karović’s wife, told Serbian outlet Nova that the plane had been flying for around 30 minutes before the incident occurred.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of hovercraft
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