hovercraft

hovercraft

English

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 (Southern England):(file)
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/, /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/

Noun

hovercraft (plural hovercraft or (nonstandard) hovercrafts)

  2. (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[1], 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.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English hovercraft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔ.vərˌkrɛft/, /ˈɦu-/, /-ˌkrɑft/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ver‧craft

Noun

hovercraft m or f (plural hovercrafts, diminutive hovercraftje n)

  1. hovercraft
    Synonym: luchtkussenvoertuig

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from English hovercraft.

    Pronunciation

    • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɔ.vɛʁ.kʁaft/
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Noun

    hovercraft m (plural hovercrafts)

    1. hovercraft

    Italian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English hovercraft.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      hovercraft m (invariable)

      1. hovercraft
        Synonyms: aeroscafo, aeronave, aeroscivolante, aeroslittante

      Portuguese

      Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English hovercraft.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [ˌho.vehˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛft/ [ˌho.vehˈkɾɛft]
        • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌʁo.veɾˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [ˌho.veɾˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /ˌʁo.veɾˈkɾɛft/ [ˌho.veɾˈkɾɛft]
        • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [ˌχo.veχˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛft/ [ˌχo.veχˈkɾɛft]
        • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌʁo.veɻˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [ˌho.veɻˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /ˌʁo.veɻˈkɾɛft/ [ˌho.veɻˈkɾɛft]
        • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛ.fi.te/ [ˌho.vehˈkɾɛ.fi.te], /ˌʁo.veʁˈkɾɛft/ [ˌho.vehˈkɾɛft]

      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

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative hovercraft hovercraftul hovercrafturi hovercrafturile
      genitive-dative hovercraft hovercraftului 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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