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Recent Examples of airboat
Dufrene—who runs a popular airboat swamp tours in Louisiana—donned a more casual getup, including a navy shirt jacket and pants, baseball cap, and gas station sunglasses worn upside down.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
Off the ship, excursions include airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, cocktail-making workshops at Sugarfield Spirits, and visits to a historic mansion where John James Audubon completed 32 of his bird paintings.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Riding in an airboat off Highway 10, Brittle proceeded despite police warnings.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The airboat is the magic carpet of swamp transportation.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
Off the ship, excursions include airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, cocktail-making workshops at Sugarfield Spirits, and visits to a historic mansion where John James Audubon completed 32 of his bird paintings.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Riding in an airboat off Highway 10, Brittle proceeded despite police warnings.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The airboat is the magic carpet of swamp transportation.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airboat
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Under Chinese doctrine the landing would carried out in boats, landing craft and hovercraft dropped by motherships close to the horizon.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of the vessels appears to be a hovercraft.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airboat. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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