Hovercraft

A vehicle that moves about on a cushion of air. (Read the full article)

"There was also a hovercraft in Count Zero -- Turner and Angie rode it from wherever the jump jet landed (I can't remember) to the Sprawl."
(Pat 3/10/2005 7:06:35 AM )
"what about a hover craft with 30 mini vacums to suck the air in then let it out into a bag and when the bag got full it will blow air out of the holes in it on the ground to hover and constently suck and shoot air!"
(552 5/6/2005 5:55:24 PM )

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