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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
Noun
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The Chinese tariffs that will pummel soybeans, the primary aircraft category, the primary category for vaccines, plasma and blood fractions, cotton and grain sorghum.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Beijing first released rules for unmanned aircraft flight — vehicles without a pilot on board — in June 2023.—
Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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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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In the late nineteenth century, for instance, France’s navy sought to counter British naval supremacy by investing heavily in submarines and torpedo boats.—
Julia Ciocca,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Apr. 2021
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At takeoff, the plane — described as an air taxi by the agency — weighed about 9,865 lbs., which is 1,000 lbs.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company also pulled off a 523-mile non-stop flight with its S4 eVTOL air taxi last July, leveraging hydrogen fuel cells instead of lithium batteries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Mar. 2025
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That helps account for the dutiful but often grim tone of the film, in which a pair of Navy men (Wayne, Robert Montgomery) try to convince the higher-ups that their small, maneuverable PT boats have a place in battles others believe will be dominated by larger vessels.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 May 2024
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Kennedy’s brother John led a PT boat in the South Pacific and his brother Joseph Jr. piloted a plane in Europe, where he was killed in action.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2023
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It had been stated before, that Starfleet ships in the 23rd century didn’t have holodecks, but suddenly here is one — that grid pattern is unmistakable — and the crew seems to be using it to solve a whodunnit, Christie-style.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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It is set to join its sister ship, USS Harry S. Truman, which is operating in the Middle East.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Watch this quick clip of a 1914 airboat using the same Aerothrust 5HP twin motor and think of how many miles could be covered in a day using the airsled.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
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The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The 15-time MLB All-Star died in a 1972 plane crash while delivering relief goods after a massive earthquake struck Nicaragua.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The band got back together shortly after Travis Barker’s plane crash in 2008.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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The group also deployed a hovercraft to Nashville and a K-9 search unit is en route.—
Tyler Palmateer,
The Tennessean,
20 Mar. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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