swamp boat

Wetland fan craft

A swamp boat is a flat-bottomed vessel designed for navigating shallow, vegetation-choked waters like marshes and swamps.

Most have an elevated aircraft-style propeller at the stern rather than a submerged motor, allowing passage over water hyacinth, sawgrass, and mud that would foul conventional boats.

We took a swamp boat tour through the Everglades.

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Warship with flight deck

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G