: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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Watch this quick clip of a 1914 airboat using the same Aerothrust 5HP twin motor and think of how many miles could be covered in a day using the airsled.
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
For many people, visiting the Everglades means staring out the car window at seemingly endless sawgrass marsh in between stops to ride an airboat packed with tourists, stroll a boardwalk or swat mosquitoes.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
For many people, visiting the Everglades means staring out the car window at seemingly endless sawgrass marsh in between stops to ride an airboat packed with tourists, stroll a boardwalk or swat mosquitoes.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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