: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
Examples of airboat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBut as night came on, the search continued with a handful of airboats equipped with floodlights and generators.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Rescue officials said the fuel atop the water posed too much of a risk for the airboats.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Head out on an airboat tour before or after your meal to see some of the state’s wildlife up close.—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 An airboat tour in the Florida Everglades capsized sending passengers overboard on Friday, officials say.—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 This summer, the lake’s stagnant waters became a hotspot for wild birds and caused an outbreak of avian botulism that forced wildlife officials to patrol on airboats daily and collect hundreds of dead birds.—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024 Nine people were rescued by airboat, four people were rescued by local authorities and the other seven were able to rescue themselves, according to an update by the Coast Guard.—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 The organization has so far lent airboats and a hovercraft to Strain's case.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 Go alligator spotting on an airboat tour through the Everglades.—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024
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