hovercraft
Rides on air
A hovercraft is a vehicle that travels over land or water on a cushion of air, created by powerful fans blowing downward.
The air cushion allows it to glide smoothly across surfaces without touching them directly: The hovercraft crossed the English Channel in under an hour.
Hovercraft are used for transportation, rescue operations, and military purposes.
Waist-hung lower garment
- plenumComplete legislative body
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- fanAdmirer or air mover
blower · airflow · thrust · flexible · membrane · seal · neoprene · nylon
Receptacle for contents
- vehicleMeans of transport
- transportMoving things between places
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
hydrofoil · propeller · engine · hull · deck · cockpit · pilot · rudder
Pass over lightly
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- coastLand beside the ocean
sail · sweep · levitate · cushioned · frictionless · smooth · effortless · serene
Capable on any ground
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- dual-purposeHaving two functions
- beachSandy waterside margin
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
marshland · estuary · riverine · littoral · ice · tundra · flood · sandbank
Violent offensive act
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- minesweeperVessel clearing sea explosives
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
- rescueSave from harm
reconnaissance · naval · deployment · warfare · combat · defense · surveillance · invasion
skirt
Waist-hung lower garment
- plenumComplete legislative body
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
fan · blower · airflow · thrust · flexible · membrane · seal · neoprene · nylon · inflatable
vessel
Receptacle for contents
catamaran · hydrofoil · propeller · engine · hull · deck · cockpit · pilot · rudder · navigation
skim
Pass over lightly
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
coast · sail · sweep · levitate · cushioned · frictionless · smooth · effortless · serene · streamlined
all-terrain
Capable on any ground
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- dual-purposeHaving two functions
- beachSandy waterside margin
swamp · marshland · estuary · riverine · littoral · ice · tundra · flood · sandbank · mudflat
assault
Violent offensive act
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- minesweeperVessel clearing sea explosives
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
rescue · reconnaissance · naval · deployment · warfare · combat · defense · surveillance · invasion
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- emergency vehiclesfire truck, ambulance, police car, cop car, rescue truck
- future vehiclesflying car, hoverboard, jetpack, spaceship, hoverbike
- amphibiousfrog, toad, salamander, newt, axolotl
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- hover vehicleshovercar, hoverbike, hoverboard
hovercrafttrain
Rail vehicle or instruct
subway · wheeled vehicle · tracked vehicle · boat · ship
hovercraftsubmarine
Underwater naval craft
underground train · metro · bathyscaphe · diving bell · submersible