airboat
English
Etymology
Noun
airboat (plural airboats)
- A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
- 2000, Jim Huffstodt, Everglades Lawmen: True Stories of Danger and Adventure in the Glades, Pineapple Press Inc (→ISBN), page 74:
- No seats were used yet and the pilot of the airboat stood by the engine and operated the throttle manually. Later, a stick control similar to that used in small aircraft was attached to the rudder ropes.
- 2000, Jim Huffstodt, Everglades Lawmen: True Stories of Danger and Adventure in the Glades, Pineapple Press Inc (→ISBN), page 74:
Synonyms
Translations
flat-bottomed boat driven by an air propeller
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