: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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Mexican officials rescued them by an airboat and returned to Mexico, where they were treated for hypothermia.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Watch this quick clip of a 1914 airboat using the same Aerothrust 5HP twin motor and think of how many miles could be covered in a day using the airsled.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Watch this quick clip of a 1914 airboat using the same Aerothrust 5HP twin motor and think of how many miles could be covered in a day using the airsled.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
The end result was a trip agenda that included a streetcar ride, a stop at Café du Monde, an airboat tour, meals at the Palace Cafe and Muriel's, the appearance in Barkus and a séance.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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