hovercraft

hovercraft

front cutaway view of a flexible-skirt hovercraft

hov·er·craft

 (hŭv′ər-krăft′, hŏv′-)

n.

A usually propeller-driven vehicle designed for traveling over land or water by riding on a layer pressurized air forced downward from the vehicle's bottom. Also called air-cushion vehicle.

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hovercraft

(ˈhɒvəˌkrɑːft)

n

(Automotive Engineering) a vehicle that is able to travel across both land and water on a cushion of air. The cushion is produced by a fan continuously forcing air under the vehicle

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hov•er•craft

(ˈhʌv ərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˈhɒv-)

n., pl. -craft.

(sometimes cap.) a passenger craft that rides on a cushion of air, kept aloft by fans and driven forward by propellers.

[1955–60; orig. a trademark]

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hovercraft

See: ground effect machine.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hovercraft - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines ground-effect machine craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

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Translations

حَوَّامَةٌحَوّامَه، طَوّافَه

vznášedlo

luftpudefartøjhovercraft

LuftkissenfahrzeugHovercraftLuftkissenboot

χόβερκραφτ

aerodeslizador

ilmatyynyalus

aéroglisseur

zračni gliser

légpárnás jármû

svifbátur

hovercraftveicolo a cuscino d'aria

ホバークラフト

호버크라프트

hovercraftluchtkussenvoertuig

luftputefartøy

poduszkowiec

aerobarcohovercraft

судно на воздушной подушке

vznášadlo

vozilo na zračni blazini

svävare

เรือสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก

hoverkraft

tàu cánh ngầm

气垫船

hovercraft

[ˈhɒvəkrɑːft] N → aerodeslizador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hovercraft

[ˈhɒvə^rkrɑːft] n → aéroglisseur m, hovercraft m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hovercraft

[ˈhɒvəˌkrɑːft] n → hovercraft m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hover

(ˈhovə) , ((American) ˈha-) verb

1. (of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction. sweef يُرَفْرِف рея се pairar vznášet se schweben stå stille i luften μένω μετέωρος στον αέρα (π.χ. για πουλί) permanecer inmóvil en el aire, flotar en el aire, revolotear hõljuma در جا بال زدن leijailla voltiger, planer לְרַחֵף हवा में एक ही जगह चक्कर काटना lebdjeti (ptice, kukci) lebeg melayang-layang flögra{{JU}} librarsi 空を舞う (새, 곤충 등이) 한 곳을 선회하다 sklandyti (par putnu) lidināties mengepak-ngepak di udara zwevensveve wisieć w powietrzu وزروهل pairar a plana, a survola парить vznášať sa lebdeti lebdeti sväva, stå still i luften บินร่อน havada uçup durmak (鳥、昆蟲)翱翔，盤旋 зависати ہوا میں ایک ہی جگہ منڈلانا bay lượn 翱翔，盘旋

2. to move around while still remaining near a person etc. I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away. rondhang, ronddrentel يَحوم въртя се andar em volta de točit se (kolem) sich herumtreiben kredse om τριγυρίζωrevolotear, rondar tiirutama پلكيدن norkoilla rôder autour de לְרַחֵף हिचकना, आगा पीछा करना vrzmati se lóg a nyakán berada dekat hringsóla kringum gironzolare まとわりつく (사람 등의) 근방을 배회하다 slankioti grozīties apkārt terdiri-diri om iemand heen draaien kretse omkrążyć ځمبیدل andar à volta de a se învârti pe lângă стоять над душой krútiť sa (okolo) obletavati obletati kretsa omkring, slå sina lovar omkring อยู่ใกล้ dolanıp durmak 徘徊 вештатися; тинятися ارد گرد منڈلانا lởn vởn 徘徊

3. (with between) to be undecided. She hovered between leaving and staying. weifel يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَأرجَح колебая се hesitar váhat schwanken vakle ταλαντεύομαι, μένω αναποφάσιστος dudar, vacilar kõhklema در ترديد بودن häilyä hésiter לְהִסתוֹבֵב בֵּין - अनिश्चित oklijevati habozik ragu-ragu velkjast í vafa esitare ためらう 망설이다 abejoti, svyruoti svārstīties berbelah bagi heen en weer gaan vakle, nølewahać się په شک کی اوسیدل hesitar a ezita колебаться váhať omahovati kolebati se pendla mellan ลังเล tereddüt etmek, kararsız olmak 猶豫 вагатися مذبذب do dự 犹豫

ˈhovercraft noun

a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air. skeertuig حَوّامَه، طَوّافَه кораб на въздушна възглавница hovercraft vznášedlo das Luftkissenfahrzeug luftpudefartøj; hovercraft χόβερκραφτaerodeslizador hõljuklaev وسيله نقليه كه هم در خشكي و هم در آب حركت مي كند ilmatyynyalus aéroglisseurרחפת भूमि व जल में चलने वाला वाहन lebdjelica, aerogliser légpárnás jármű hovercraft svifbátur hovercraft ホーバークラフト 호버크라프트 transporto priemonė su oro pagalve transportlīdzeklis uz gaisa spilvena hoverkraf hovercraftluftputefartøypoduszkowiec د لیږدولووسیله چی هم په وچه اوهم په اوبوکی حرکت کوی hovercraft hovercraft, vehicul pe pernă de aer транспортное средство на воздушной подушке vznášadlo vozilo na zračni blazini hoverkraft svävare รถสะท้านน้ำสะท้านบก hoverkraft 氣墊船 судно на повітряній подушці گاڑی یا کشتی جو معلق ہو کر گویا ہوائی گدے پر چلتی ہے tàu di chuyển nhờ đệm không khí 气垫船

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hovercraft

→ حَوَّامَةٌ vznášedlo luftpudefartøj Luftkissenboot χόβερκραφτ aerodeslizador ilmatyynyalus aéroglisseur zračni gliser hovercraft ホバークラフト 호버크라프트 hovercraft luftputefartøy poduszkowiec aerobarco, hovercraft судно на воздушной подушке svävare เรือสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก hoverkraft tàu cánh ngầm 气垫船

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