air cushion vehicle

For the band, see Hovercraft (band)A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it.
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A vehicle capable of being operated so that its weight, including its payload, is wholly or significantly supported on a cushion of air generated continuously at higher than ambient pressure. See also ground effect machine. 9/1/96

Véhicule pouvant être mis en oeuvre de telle façon que sa masse, y compris la charge utile, soit supportée totalement ou en grande partie par un coussin d'air continuellement régénéré à une pression supérieure à la pression ambiante. Voir aussi appareil à effet de sol. 9/1/96

VEICOLO A CUSCINO D'ARIA. HOVERCRAFT

VEICOLO A CUSCINO D'ARIA