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After the plane went down, nearby residents assisted authorities in their rescue and recovery efforts with airboats, the sheriff's office said.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
But her thinking time is cut short as the detective on her case finds her at the cabin, and Bonnie absconds with Glenn’s airboat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
There are three airboat tour companies that operate in the park—Coopertown, Everglades Safari Park, and Gator Park—along with some more traditional boat tours.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Stretch your legs with a stroll along the Anhinga Trail, where herons and turtles gather at the water’s edge, or, if time allows, hop on an airboat tour to glide through the heart of the marshes and spot alligators in their natural habitat.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
But her thinking time is cut short as the detective on her case finds her at the cabin, and Bonnie absconds with Glenn’s airboat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
There are three airboat tour companies that operate in the park—Coopertown, Everglades Safari Park, and Gator Park—along with some more traditional boat tours.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Stretch your legs with a stroll along the Anhinga Trail, where herons and turtles gather at the water’s edge, or, if time allows, hop on an airboat tour to glide through the heart of the marshes and spot alligators in their natural habitat.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airboat
Noun
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Other modes of delivery have included sled dogs, mules, reindeer and hovercraft, but the agency’s most transformative upgrade occurred in 1918 with the development of airmail at a time when airports were still a budding concept.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.—
Dorothy Wickenden,
The New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2023
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airboat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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