: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats.
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Melina Walling, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Davis said many airboat drivers in the area had to close shop.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The Grosse Ile Police Department tried guiding Stella to land using an aerial drone, then enlisted the local fire department to help with an airboat.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
About that time, another airboat came roaring through our decoys, intent on catching the bad guys.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
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Melina Walling, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Davis said many airboat drivers in the area had to close shop.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The Grosse Ile Police Department tried guiding Stella to land using an aerial drone, then enlisted the local fire department to help with an airboat.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
About that time, another airboat came roaring through our decoys, intent on catching the bad guys.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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