swamp boat

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Definitions of swamp boat words

noun swamp boat 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 swamp boat to go or travel in an airboat. 1
noun swamp boat a shallow-draught boat powered by an æroplane engine mounted on a raised structure for use in swamps 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70, for an earlier sense; air(craft) + boat

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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".

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