| 单词 |
hydroskimmer |
| 释义 |
hydroskimmer|ˈhaɪdrəʊˌskɪmə(r)|
[f. hydro- + skimmer n. 7.]
An amphibious air-cushion vehicle, supported by peripheral jet-generated air. Orig., the name assigned by the Bureau of Ships to an experimental craft of the U.S. Navy.
1960Bureau of Ships Jrnl. Feb. 22 Hydro-skimmer Model A David Taylor Model Basin. 1962Ibid. Apr. 27/2 The Bureau of Ships has awarded a contract..for the design and construction of a 22-ton hydroskimmer research craft, designated SKMR-1... The craft will have four cushion fans..which will provide the lift needed. 1965Naval Engineers Jrnl. June 364/1 Ground effect machines are very much in the picture of the Amphibious Force of the future. One such machine is the hydroskimmer which rides free of the surface on an air cushion... They will skim over land, sand bars, marshes, mud flats and open water with equal ease. 1970M. W. Cagle Flying Ships i. 1 One of our first tasks..is to straighten out the varied and confusing terminology which surrounds words like ‘hovercraft’, ‘PAK-V’ and ‘hydroskimmer’, and cryptic initials like ACV, GEM, TAC, CAB, SEV, and SES. |
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