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hover-|ˈhɒvə(r)|
the first element of hovercraft, prefixed to other ns. to denote things of a similar form or serving a similar purpose to the thing denoted by the n., but having some connection with hovercraft or their principle of operation. a. Used to form the names of vehicles and other things that utilize an air-cushion as a means of support, as hoverbus, hover-car, hover-ferry, hover-kiln, hover-liner, hover-pallet, hover-ship, hover-train, hover-truck, hover-vehicle.
1962Daily Tel. 1 Mar. 17/1 (heading) Hover-buses planned for south coast.
1961New Scientist 31 Aug. 503 What they have in mind is a streamlined hovercar, seating 100 or more, travelling on..an elevated concrete track at speeds of around 300 m.p.h. 1970Nature 17 Jan. 214/2 In the British design, the hovercar straddles a concrete beam of box-shaped cross-section.
1961New Scientist 29 June 785/2 Denny's..hope by next year to produce an actual passenger-carrying hover-ferry... They ultimately envisage a hovercraft capable of carrying 50 to 70 passengers at about 20 knots. 1970Ibid. 11 June 528/2 Both the hoverferry and the general purpose version have been subjected to an engineering modification programme.
1965Ibid. 2 Dec. 633/1 The hoverkiln relies upon air pads to lubricate the pallets on which pottery is slowly conveyed through the baking kilns.
1962Listener 16 Aug. 258/3 Plans for atomic-powered hoverliners. 1970New Scientist 11 June 528/2 The original dreams of large hoverliners seem to have been shelved.
1966Times 14 Oct. 11/7 The Ulster Prince, a 4,600-ton drive-on ferry.., will be equipped with ‘hoverpallets’. 1967Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems 1967–68 21/2 Palletised loads can be ‘floated’ in on hover-pallets, supplied with air from the main compressor.
1961Guardian 23 June 10 The passenger-carrying ‘hovership’..is a substantial advance towards bringing these curious vessels that are neither of the sea nor of the air into practical, everyday use. 1971Country Life 8 Apr. 830/2 In The Future of Ships..D. Phillips-Birt looks at projects for 4,000 and 5,000-ton hovership freighters.
1961New Statesman 14 July 67/1 The possibility of hovertrains. 1971Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 6/7 A French demonstration hovertrain has been running for 18 months on an 11-mile stretch of elevated monorail outside Orléans.
1960Daily Tel. 12 Aug. 11/7 A series of Hovertrucks. 1963Guardian 6 June 3/3 The ‘hover truck’, a development from the Hovercraft which some farmers in East Anglia regard as an essential farm implement of the future.
1962Daily Tel. 6 June 22/3 What we have in mind is that hover vehicles, vehicles designed to be supported on a cushion of air, shall be considered as motor vehicles whether or not adapted for use on the roads.
b. Used to form the names of things related to the operation and requirements of hovercraft, as hoverport, hover-rail, hover-track, hover-way [after motorway].
1967Guardian 6 Feb. 3/2 A British hoverport in the south. 1967Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems 1967–68 16/2 The route will be between a new hoverport in Pegwell Bay area and a French terminal..east of Calais harbour.
1962Engineering 5 Jan. 6/2 A high-speed hover-rail system..could also be cheaper than motorways. 1965New Scientist 5 Aug. 318/3 The hovertrack, of concrete, would be elevated, and on it would run a ‘train’ probably capable of carrying several passengers at 100 miles an hour. 1973Daily Tel. 7 Sept. 18/2 The strong constituency interest in the future of the hovertrack centre.
1960Times 12 Aug. 6/4 They will be capable of operating over land, water, marsh, or broken ice, or along rough bulldozed ‘hoverways’ in undeveloped areas. 1962Hovering Craft & Hydrofoil May–June 15/1 It is desirable that definite ‘hoverways’ be established and shown on charts, especially where these traverse commercial routes where the density of shipping is high. |