ground-effect machine
ground-effect machine see air-cushion vehicle .
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ground effect machine
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
ground effect machine see air-cushion vehicle .
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air-cushion vehicle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
(ACV), craft designed to travel close to but above ground or water. It is also called a ground-effect machine or Hovercraft. These vehicles are supported in various ways. Some of them have a specially designed wing that will lift them just off the surface over which they travel when they have reached a ...
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GEM
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
GEM • abbr. ground-effect machine.
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hovercraft
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
hovercraft, also known as a ground effect machine and air cushion vehicle. It supports its own weight by generating and containing an air cushion beneath its hull. The air cushion...
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