airboat

noun

air·​boat ˈer-ˌbōt How to pronounce airboat (audio)
Synonyms of airboatnext
: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder

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What Duane Betts Talks About On This Episode Growing up along Sarasota Bay and remembering the Florida of his childhood, from fishing trips and Lake Okeechobee airboat rides to summers in Islamorada. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026 Everglades Swamp Tours offers an airboat excursion at one of the most biodiverse regions in the country. — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 As Eric Suarez and Brandon Welty pulled their duo of airboats off to the side of an island in the Everglades, this spot looked no different from the rest of the canal. — Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026 Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for airboat

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airboat was in 1914

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