airboat
Propeller-driven marsh vessel
An airboat is a flat-bottomed boat propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by an engine mounted above the waterline.
The design allows navigation through shallow waters, swamps, and marshes where conventional propellers would snag on vegetation or bottom out.
Airboats are common in the Florida Everglades for transportation, tours, and wildlife management: We took an airboat through the swamp to see alligators.
Rotating blades creating thrust
- engineMachine producing motion
- thrustForceful forward motion
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
rudder · torque · aviation · noise · throttle · horsepower · aircraft · pusher
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
gator · alligator · sawgrass · reeds · slough · delta · estuary · heron
Pass over lightly
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- hoverRemain suspended midair
coast · shallow · navigate · maneuver · flat-bottom · hull · draft · skid
Propeller-pushed flat-bottomed boat
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- johnboatFlat-bottomed small boat
kayak · canoe · dinghy · pirogue · raft · houseboat · swamp buggy · watercraft
Conservation-minded nature tourism
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- guidedLed with assistance
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
birdwatching · scenic · adventure · attraction · safari · nature · exploration · conservation
propeller
Rotating blades creating thrust
blades · rudder · torque · aviation · noise · throttle · horsepower · aircraft · pusher · cage
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
cypress · gator · alligator · sawgrass · reeds · slough · delta · estuary · heron · waterfowl
skim
Pass over lightly
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
hover · coast · shallow · navigate · maneuver · flat-bottom · hull · draft · skid · slide
fanboat
Propeller-pushed flat-bottomed boat
johnboat · kayak · canoe · dinghy · pirogue · raft · houseboat · swamp buggy · watercraft
ecotourism
Conservation-minded nature tourism
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- guidedLed with assistance
wildlife · birdwatching · scenic · adventure · attraction · safari · nature · exploration · conservation · tour
- transportcanoe, kayak, raft, rowboat, helicopter
- watercraftsailboat, kayak, canoe, ships, ship
- boatingferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise, sailboat
- bayoualligator, gator, cypress tree, cypress trees, marshland
- boat toursriver cruise, river cruises, harbor tour, coastal cruise, sunset cruise
- small boatsdinghy, skiff, kayak, canoe, rowboat
airboatocean liner
Large scheduled passenger vessel
cruise ship · yacht · cargo ship · submarine · sailboat
airboatcanoe
Slender paddled vessel
kayak · rowboat · paddleboard · dugout canoe · punt
- get airborne
- airborne pollutantsHarmful substances in air
- airborne diseasePathogen spread by inhalation
- airborne divisionMilitary unit dropped aerially
- airborne assaultAttack launched from aircraft