Hovercraft

Noun CEFR B2

ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft

Definitions

A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

Equivalents

Españolaerodeslizador hovercraft (hóverkraft)

Françaisaéroglisseur hovercraft

DeutschHovercraft Luftkissenboot Luftkissenfahrzeug

21 more languages

العربيةالحوامة حَوَّامَة

Bosanskiaerogliser hoverkraft lebdelicalebdjelica лебделица лебдјелица ховеркрафт

Catalàaerolliscador

Češtinavznášedlo

Ελληνικάαερόστρωμνο

Esperantoteraplano

Euskaraaerolabaingailu

Suomiilmatyynyalus pintaliitäjä

Hrvatskiaerogliser hoverkraft lebdelicalebdjelica лебделица лебдјелица ховеркрафт

Bahasa Indonesiakapal bantalan udara kapal katung

Íslenskasvifnökkvi

Italianoaeronave aeroscafo aeroscivolanteaeroslittante hovercraft

日本語ホバークラフト

한국어공기방석자동차 공기부양정 호버크라프트호버크래프트

Македонскилебдилка ховеркрафт

Nederlandshovercraft luchtkussenvoertuig

Polskipoduszkowiec

Portuguêsaerobarco aerodeslizador hovercraft

РусскийСВП су́дно на возду́шной поду́шке ховеркрафт

Српскиaerogliser hoverkraft lebdelicalebdjelica лебделица лебдјелица ховеркрафт

Svenskasvävare

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

hovercycle Hovered Hoverer hoverfly Hovering Hoveringham

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