Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [air-boht]
- /ˈɛərˌboʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [air-boht]
- /ˈɛərˌboʊt/
Definitions of airboat word
- noun airboat a light, flat-bottomed boat driven by a propeller revolving in the air 3
- noun airboat Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc. 1
- verb without object airboat to go or travel in an airboat. 1
- noun airboat A shallow-draft boat powered by an aircraft engine, for use in swamps. 1
- noun airboat A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water. 0
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Origin of airboat
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70, for an earlier sense; air(craft) + boat
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Parts of speech for Airboat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
airboat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
airboat usage trend in Literature
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