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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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Over the years, this aircraft has had more than 21 major accidents and over 64 personnel killed and 93 injured.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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With different aircraft involved in recent aviation accidents, Boyd discussed whether commercial and general aviation vary in safety.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 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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The company has been making deals to sell its aircraft to air taxi services in crowded urban markets like Japan as well as to defense customers such as the U.S. Air Force.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Disproportionate number of plane accidents occur in Alaska According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a disproportionate number of air taxi and commuter plane accidents occur in Alaska compared to other U.S. states.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 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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Set to launch this year, the company's 14th ship will sail entirely off biofuel and wind and water propulsion.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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This config ships with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, but HP has some alternate options as well.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Del Rey and Jeremy Dufrene, a captain of an airboat tour company, were filmed holding hands at the Reading Festival in England.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
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Del Rey, 39, and Jeremy Dufrene, a captain of an airboat tour company, reportedly tied the knot during a backyard ceremony in Louisiana on Sept. 26, according to Page Six.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
3 Oct. 2024
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On Capitol Hill Thursday morning, Mr. Trump suggested Congress should fund a completely new air traffic control system, in the wake of last week's Black Hawk helicopter-commercial plane midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport that killed 67.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Getty Images The remains of all 67 people who died in a midair collision last week between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered, officials said.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 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
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“Air-cushion vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-cushion%20vehicle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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