airboat
[ air-boht ]
/ ˈɛərˌboʊt /
noun
Also called swamp boat.
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.
verb (used without object)
to go or travel in an airboat.
Origin of airboat
1865–70, for an earlier sense;
air(craft) +
boat
Words nearby airboat
British Dictionary definitions for swamp boat (1 of 2)
swamp boat
noun
a shallow-draught boat powered by an æroplane engine mounted on a raised structure for use in swamps
Also called: airboat