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to airboat

to airboat

5.8
To move people and goods over shallow water or marshes in a boat with a big fan
  • verb
  • /ˈɛrˌboʊt/
translation icon : navegar en hidroavión
  • The guides airboated tourists through the winding waterways of the Everglades.

Examples

  • Scientists often airboat to remote locations that are inaccessible by road.

  • We airboated through the Everglades last summer.

  • We will airboat across the marsh tomorrow to reach the research site.

  • They decided to airboat across the swamp.

  • We will airboat across the marsh tomorrow to reach the research site.

  • The guides airboated tourists through the winding waterways of the Everglades.

  • Scientists often airboat to remote locations that are inaccessible by road.

Synonyms

to boat
vsto airboat
10 1.0

To travel on water in a small vehicle like a rowboat or motorboat

is specific to an air-driven craft for transport over marshy shallow water
to motorboat
vsto airboat
2 3.3

To travel in a small boat with a motor

uses an above-water propeller suited for shallow or marshy areas
to motorboating
vsto airboat
3.0

To drive a boat with a motor on water

involves an air-propelled craft used especially over marshland or shallow water

Surface Forms

airboat infinitive
airboated past
airboated past participle
airboating present participle
airboats third person singular

Etymology

As a verb, airboat means 'to travel by airboat'. It comes from the noun and so means to move across marshes or shallow water using a boat pushed by a big propeller and moving air.