hovercraft

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hovercraft. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hovercraft, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hovercraft in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hovercraft you have here. The definition of the word hovercraft will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhovercraft, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Commons
Commons
Wikimedia Commons has related media at:
A hovercraft can travel over water and flat terrain

Etymology

From hover +‎ -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company.

Pronunciation

Noun

hovercraft (plural hovercrafts or hovercraft)

  2. (vehicles, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
    Synonyms: ACV, air-cushion vehicle
    Hypernyms: GEM, ground-effect machine < craft, vehicle, machine
    Hyponym: LCAC
    Coordinate term: ionocraft
    • 2022 July 24, Morgan Krakow, “It began as a typical ferry ride in Kachemak Bay. Then a minke whale went airborne.”, in Anchorage Daily News‎:
      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.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English hovercraft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔ.vərˌkrɛft/, /ˈɦu-/, /-ˌkrɑft/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ver‧craft

Noun

hovercraft m or f (plural hovercrafts, diminutive hovercraftje n)

  1. hovercraft
    Synonym: luchtkussenvoertuig

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Borrowed from English hovercraft.

Noun

hovercraft m (plural hovercrafts)

  1. hovercraft

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

Borrowed from English hovercraft.

Noun

hovercraft m (invariable)

  1. hovercraft
    Synonyms: aeroscafo, aeronave, aeroscivolante, aeroslittante

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hovercraft.

Noun

hovercraft m (plural hovercrafts)

  1. (Brazil) hovercraft (a vehicle supported on a cushion of air)
    Synonyms: aerobarco, aerodeslizador

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hovercraft.

Noun

hovercraft n (plural hovercrafturi)

  1. hovercraft

Declension

Declension of hovercraft
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative hovercraft hovercraftul hovercrafturi hovercrafturile
genitive-dative hovercraft hovercraftului hovercrafturi hovercrafturilor
vocative hovercraftule hovercrafturilor

References

  • hovercraft in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia