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airboat — ☆ airboat [er′bōt΄] n. a light, flat bottomed boat driven by a propeller revolving in the air … English World dictionary
Airboat — Airboats are essentially flat bottomed vessels propelled in a forward direction by an aircraft type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. The engine and propeller are enclosed in a protective metal cage that prevents… … Wikipedia
airboat — /air boht /, n. 1. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc. v.i. 2. to go or travel… … Universalium
airboat — noun Date: 1946 a shallow draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder … New Collegiate Dictionary
airboat — n. swamp boat, flat bottomed boat motored by an airplane propeller used in swamps and shallow waters … English contemporary dictionary
airboat — noun a shallow draught boat powered by an aircraft engine, for use in swamps … English new terms dictionary
airboat — /ˈɛəboʊt/ (say airboht) noun a flat bottomed boat propelled by means of an engine driven propeller mounted towards the stern and guided by rudders positioned in the propeller generated airflow …
airboat — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : seaplane 2. : a shallow draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder … Useful english dictionary
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 — CG render of N310EA as it enters the swamp Accident summary Date December 29, 1972 … Wikipedia
Benoist XIV — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=XIV caption= type=Airliner manufacturer=Benoist designer=Tom Benoist first flight=1913 introduced=1914 retired=1914 status= primary user=St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line more users= produced= number built=2 variants… … Wikipedia
