hovercraft

English
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
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/, /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/

Noun

hovercraft (plural hovercrafts or hovercraft)

  1. (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.

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French

Etymology

From English hovercraft.

Noun

hovercraft m (plural hovercrafts)

  1. hovercraft

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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) hovercraft hovercraftul (niște) hovercrafturi hovercrafturile
genitive/dative (unui) hovercraft hovercraftului (unor) hovercrafturi hovercrafturilor
vocative hovercraftule hovercrafturilor

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