hovercraft

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A Burnham Area Rescue Boat spokesman said the hovercraft -- Spirit of Lelaina and Light of Elizabeth -- provided safety for the firefighters and helped herd the cows out of the river.

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  • Except for the chase being followed above by a hoard of hovercraft, the hunt itself had been something caught in amber. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • The hovercraft was ten meters high and turning toward the trees when Disantis lifted the policeman's Uzi and fired. —  Prayers to Broken Stones
  • A small crowd was gathered near the dock, where one of the other hovercraft was still unloading. —  Spinneret
  • Three of the five hovercraft were bobbing gently beside the dock; Meredith passed them up in favor of a small motorboat. —  Spinneret
  • Your subways, railroads, hovercraft, and linears are running crazy. —  Analog December, 1974
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