air-cushion vehicle

air-cushion vehicle


air-cushion vehicle  

n.   Abbr. ACV
A usually propeller-driven vehicle designed for traveling over land or water on a supportive cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air. Also called ground-effect machine, hovercraft.
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