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Recent Examples of airboat
With help from local firefighters, every single one of them (plus their pets!) were transported to drier land via rafts, airboats, and amphibious vehicles.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
His employer’s famed airboats were seen tied to a nearby dock and one was adorned with flowers for the celebration.
March 26, 2023
The reception took place along the public harbor, boasting several tables and large tents.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
People confirmed the entertainer tied the knot with airboat captain and swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene on the bayou on Sept. 26.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
His employer’s famed airboats were seen tied to a nearby dock and one was adorned with flowers for the celebration.
March 26, 2023
The reception took place along the public harbor, boasting several tables and large tents.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
People confirmed the entertainer tied the knot with airboat captain and swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene on the bayou on Sept. 26.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airboat
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In addition, the shot clock, now the size of a small hovercraft placed on Curry’s back, was ticking down toward zero.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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But most of us have never seen a hovercraft in real life, and the vehicles haven’t had a big impact on our world.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Rain may cause tires to hydroplane at certain speeds, which means the vehicle is literally driving on water.Mark DeBruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
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Advertisement While being inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame last month, Johnson was offered a chance to drive Muncey’s famed Atlas Van Lines unlimited hydroplane by the National Unlimited Hydroplane and Racing Boat Hall of Fame and the Muncey family.Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airboat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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