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Definition of airboat
: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner Ron Bergeron led an airboat tour Thursday in a water conservation area west of Broward County to show how high waters have flooded tree islands and threaten wildlife.
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The fifth person on the boat was Steve George Gagne, 52, of Miami, who had worked as an airboat captain in the past, the news site said.
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A weekend airboat crash in the Everglades killed a woman, WPLG-Ch.
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In the Cajun Bayou, watch alligators from the safety of your pontoon boat or take a thrilling ride on a high-speed airboat through the swamp.
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In keeping with that mission, the law called for the use of airboats in the national park to be phased out.
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But the permits expire when their holder dies, guaranteeing the eventual demise of private airboat use inside the park.
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On the 20th anniversary of the crash, relatives gathered at the memorial and board on airboats to visit the tragic site.
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1914
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