: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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Larson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, surveyed the plants by airboat in mid-September.
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Lana Del Rey may be seeing an airboat captain/swamp-tour guide.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Explore Orlando’s wild side by checking out nearby freshwater springs like the ones at Wekiwa Springs State Park or taking an airboat tour with Spirit of the Swamp.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
The list of activities continues with archery, horseback and pony riding, swamp buggy airboat rides, a pontoon cruise, a petting farm, and trap and skeet shooting.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Lana Del Rey may be seeing an airboat captain/swamp-tour guide.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Explore Orlando’s wild side by checking out nearby freshwater springs like the ones at Wekiwa Springs State Park or taking an airboat tour with Spirit of the Swamp.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
The list of activities continues with archery, horseback and pony riding, swamp buggy airboat rides, a pontoon cruise, a petting farm, and trap and skeet shooting.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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