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  • noun science fiction A kind of levitating aeroplane or spacecraft.

Etymologies

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hover +‎ jet

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Examples

  • Remember Wipeout, the lightning-fast futuristic hoverjet racing game that helped Sony shift thousands of PlayStations back in the late 90s?

    To watch 3D TV, you have to stand up. And wear stupid glasses? Charlie Brooker 2010

  • He swooped on the group like a tactical hoverjet discovering an unprotected ammo dump.

    Phule me twice Asprin, Robert 2001

  • Remember Wipeout, the lightning-fast futuristic hoverjet racing game that helped Sony shift thousands of PlayStations back in the late 90s?

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Remember Wipeout, the lightning-fast futuristic hoverjet racing game that helped Sony shift thousands of PlayStations back in the late 90s?

    The Guardian World News Charlie Brooker 2010

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