: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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More than three years after residents of an Osceola County community were rescued by airboats from knee-high flood water in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the county is set to receive $13 million in federal funding to prevent such damage in the future, officials announced Thursday.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Or, take an airboat tour of the Everglades to see wildlife waking up.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats.
—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
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Or, take an airboat tour of the Everglades to see wildlife waking up.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats.
—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
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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