Craft that skim or fly above the water to cross it quickly, such as the hovercraft and the hydrofoil. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the craft a hovercraft, hydrofoil or amphibious air-cushion craft. It excludes slow cargo shipping and sailing. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Hovercraft
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A hovercraft (pl.: also hovercraft), also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces.
Wikipedia: Hydrofoil
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A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. It is similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by airplanes.
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