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Recent Examples of air-cushion vehicle
That's what an air-cushion vehicle rides on.
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Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-cushion vehicle
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All six crew members of a KC-135 Air Force refueling aircraft were killed last week in a plane crash over friendly territory in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran.—
DARLENE SUPERVILLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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These systems will provide rapid-response protection against incoming threats such as anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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On August 2nd of that year, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the U.S.S. Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2026
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In 1967: Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked allies on the USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy research ship collecting intelligence near the Sinai Peninsula, amid the Six-Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab nations Egypt, Syria and Jordan.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
7 June 2024
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Several other aviation companies have partnered with Eve Air Mobility to help develop regional electric air taxi networks.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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This article was updated after publication to remove a photo from Beta Technologies related to an UrbanLink air taxi service.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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Underscoring the danger to ships in the region, a vessel was set ablaze Thursday off the United Arab Emirates' coast, and another was damaged off Qatar.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The ship will allow France to maintain its naval aviation capabilities without relying on foreign bases, ensuring operational freedom from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Or, take an airboat tour of the Everglades to see wildlife waking up.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Davis said many airboat drivers in the area had to close shop.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the early nineteen-fifties, three planes crashed in her home town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in a span of about two months.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sean Miller’s Longhorns survive and will hop on a plane to fly 2,250 miles to Portland.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Under Chinese doctrine the landing would carried out in boats, landing craft and hovercraft dropped by motherships close to the horizon.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of the vessels appears to be a hovercraft.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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