1. a shallow-draft boat propelled by an aircraft propeller and steered by rudders, used especially in swamps and marshes

Examples

• The tour guide navigated the airboat through the Florida Everglades.
• Airboats are ideal for traveling through shallow, vegetation-filled waters.
• The loud propeller of the airboat scared away the wildlife.
• Rangers use airboats to patrol remote areas of the wetlands.
• We took an exciting airboat ride to see alligators in their natural habitat.
• The airboat’s flat bottom allows it to glide over water just inches deep.