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airboat

noun

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as in hovercraft

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Recent Examples of airboat Peters acted on instructions of the airboat guide, his attorneys Steven Kramer and Jeffrey Neiman said in a statement after his arrest. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 The video shows the men aboard an airboat firing at the alligator more than a dozen times. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Explore the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes by airboat to spot everything from deer and wild birds to alligators and turtles. — India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026 In clips of the video shared online, Peters and his group appear to speed past the alligator in the airboat, then turn around to look at it. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airboat

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An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of hovercraft

Noun

Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Accidents can occur when drivers hydroplane, panic, slam the brakes and move their steering wheel wildly while reacting to a temporary loss of control.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025

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