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noun • the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground • a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion • a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated | ||||
| 30% | 5 | From the Greek for “oar, rudder”, word for one who steered a ship originally, later a person who operates an aircraft, balloon or hovercraft | ||
noun • someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight • a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor • a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies • small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner • an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track verb • operate an airplane • act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance | ||||
| 30% | 6 | Petticoat-like garments; or, things suggestive of these, such as saddle flaps, hovercraft aprons or lower parts of coats/dresses or sheep fleeces | ||
noun • cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist • a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women • (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar • informal terms for a (young) woman verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • pass around or about; move along the border • form the edge of • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | ||||
Layer That A Hovercraft Floats On
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