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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/
• (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/, /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/

名詞

hovercraft (plural hovercraft or (nonstandard) hovercrafts)

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.

   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, archived from the original on 27 March 2023:

     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.