: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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The singer and the airboat captain for alligator tours initially married on September 26 in Des Allemands, Louisiana, near the bayou where Dufrene offers tours.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
With help from local firefighters, every single one of them (plus their pets!) were transported to drier land via rafts, airboats, and amphibious vehicles.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
His employer’s famed airboats were seen tied to a nearby dock and one was adorned with flowers for the celebration.
March 26, 2023
The reception took place along the public harbor, boasting several tables and large tents.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
With help from local firefighters, every single one of them (plus their pets!) were transported to drier land via rafts, airboats, and amphibious vehicles.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
His employer’s famed airboats were seen tied to a nearby dock and one was adorned with flowers for the celebration.
March 26, 2023
The reception took place along the public harbor, boasting several tables and large tents.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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