hov ‧ er ‧ craft /ˈhɒvəkrɑːft $ ˈhʌvərkræft, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural hovercraft or hovercrafts ) [countable]
a vehicle that travels just above the surface of land or water, travelling on a strong current of air that the engines produce beneath it ⇨ hydrofoil