1. plural of hovercraft; vehicles that travel over land or water by floating on a cushion of air produced by powerful fans
Usage: commonly used in transportation and military contexts; can refer to one or more such vehicles

Examples

• The military deployed several hovercrafts to cross the shallow marshland.
• Hovercrafts are useful for rescue operations in areas where traditional boats cannot reach.
• The new hovercrafts can travel at speeds exceeding 50 miles per hour.
• Engineers designed these hovercrafts to operate efficiently over both water and rough terrain.
• Tourists enjoyed rides on the hovercrafts that ferry passengers across the English Channel.
• The hovercrafts require significant fuel consumption due to their powerful fan systems.