Definition of hovertrain in English:
hovertrain
nounˈhɒvətreɪnˈhəvərˌtreɪn
A train that travels on a cushion of air.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are full size transport items, including railway vehicles, hovertrains and a car.
- In 1959 he persuaded ministers to invest £5.25 million in a high speed hovertrain but in 1973 the scheme was cancelled.
- Early versions of the hovertrain rested on a cushion of air, like a hovercraft that travels over sea or land, but later ones could levitate.
- In my story, at one point, the heroes are on a hovertrain and there is another hovertrain behind them, piloted by the villain.
- After years of calculations and plans, a British company is beginning to translate its ideas for a 250 mph hovertrain into concrete and metal.
Definition of hovertrain in US English:
hovertrain
nounˈhəvərˌtrānˈhəvərˌtreɪn
A train that travels on a cushion of air.
Example sentencesExamples
- In my story, at one point, the heroes are on a hovertrain and there is another hovertrain behind them, piloted by the villain.
- After years of calculations and plans, a British company is beginning to translate its ideas for a 250 mph hovertrain into concrete and metal.
- In 1959 he persuaded ministers to invest £5.25 million in a high speed hovertrain but in 1973 the scheme was cancelled.
- Early versions of the hovertrain rested on a cushion of air, like a hovercraft that travels over sea or land, but later ones could levitate.
- There are full size transport items, including railway vehicles, hovertrains and a car.