- tracked air-cushion vehicle
- Military: TACV
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called ground effect machine, or hovercraft, any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… … Universalium
tracked — adjective Date: 1926 1. traveling on endless metal belts instead of wheels 2. moving along a rail < a tracked air cushion vehicle > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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TACV — Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle (Governmental » Transportation) … Abbreviations dictionary
PTACV — aeronaut. abbr. Prototype Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle com. abbr. Prototype Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
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