airboat

noun

air·​boat ˈer-ˌbōt 

: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder

Examples of airboat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Eric Suarez and Brandon Welty pulled their duo of airboats off to the side of an island in the Everglades, this spot looked no different from the rest of the canal. — Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Follow a swamp airboat swerving along a Louisiana bayou. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026

The video shows the men aboard an airboat firing at the alligator more than a dozen times. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above