: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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In clips of the video shared online, Peters and his group appear to speed past the alligator in the airboat, then turn around to look at it.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
During a livestream of an airboat tour of a Florida swamp, Peters and a friend repeatedly fired handguns at an alligator.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
During a livestream of an airboat tour of a Florida swamp, Peters and a friend repeatedly fired handguns at an alligator.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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