: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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About that time, another airboat came roaring through our decoys, intent on catching the bad guys.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
An airboat was also requested from the Manistee County Sheriff's Office.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Take an airboat ride through the sawgrass.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Dufrene—who runs a popular airboat swamp tours in Louisiana—donned a more casual getup, including a navy shirt jacket and pants, baseball cap, and gas station sunglasses worn upside down.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
An airboat was also requested from the Manistee County Sheriff's Office.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Take an airboat ride through the sawgrass.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Dufrene—who runs a popular airboat swamp tours in Louisiana—donned a more casual getup, including a navy shirt jacket and pants, baseball cap, and gas station sunglasses worn upside down.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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