: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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For a taste of adventure, take an airboat tour of the Everglades.
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Jacob Wisda, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Wild Lime Adventures can pick you and your family up at the Port of Miami and bring you for an airboat ride and nature walks through the Everglades.
—Andrew J. Tardif, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
But as night came on, the search continued with a handful of airboats equipped with floodlights and generators.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Rescue officials said the fuel atop the water posed too much of a risk for the airboats.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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Jacob Wisda, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Wild Lime Adventures can pick you and your family up at the Port of Miami and bring you for an airboat ride and nature walks through the Everglades.
—Andrew J. Tardif, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
But as night came on, the search continued with a handful of airboats equipped with floodlights and generators.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Rescue officials said the fuel atop the water posed too much of a risk for the airboats.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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