airboatn.

Brit.

/ˈɛːbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈɛrˌboʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, boat n.¹

Etymology: < air n.¹ + boat n.¹ With sense 1a compare earlier airship n. 1a. With sense 1b compare flying boat n. (c) at flying n. Compounds 2.In quot. 1870 at sense 1a probably after French navire aérien (see airship n.).

†a. A lighter-than-air aircraft; = airship n. 1a. Obsolete.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft

aerostat1784

flying boat1784

airboat1852

aeronef1861

lighter-than-air1910

1852 J. Richardson Arctic Searching Exped. 310 With the aid of Halkett's air-boat, which had been brought from a hill some miles distant,..a net was set.

1870 tr. F. Marion Wonderful Balloon Ascents iii. iv. 218 The air-boat of M. Pline [Fr. L'aéro-plane de M. Pline, ou navire aérien dirigeable] seems to us one of the best ideas; but the working of it presents many difficulties.

1876 C. B. Mansfield Aerial Navigation ii. xiii. 436 The action of rowing an air-boat must be much simpler than the same exercise on water.

b. A type of seaplane; a flying boat. Now historical.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > sea-plane

flying boat1903

hydro-aeroplane1909

hydroplane1911

waterplane1912

airboat1913

seaplane1913

float-seaplane1919

cabin cruiser1921

float-plane1922

1913 Britannica Year-bk. 343 The second class [of seaplane], variously termed ‘flying-boat’ and ‘air-boat’, consists essentially of a long boat-shaped hull, wherein the passengers' seats are contained, and on which the planes are built up.

1926 Glasgow Herald 18 Aug. 9 New British all-metal air-boats.

2003 R. J. Dilger Amer. Transportation Policy v. 115 It was not surprising that the first regularly scheduled commercial flight..was an airboat service. Most people were afraid to fly over land.

2. A lightweight, flat-bottomed boat powered by a large propeller (similar to that of an aeroplane) mounted in the stern, used to travel at high speeds in shallow water.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > fast > type of

Sea Sled1916

airboat1946

1946 Christian Sci. Monitor 30 Nov. (Mag.) 8/4 The airboat, a small boat equipped with an airplane motor and rudder, is used in very shallow water.

1964 Times 7 Jan. 7/7 Islands or hummocks..accessible only by boat. Formerly this was the dug-out canoe, but more recently it has been the airboat, driven by a large propeller at the stern.

1999 B. R. Weisman Unconquered People vii. 129 Ecotourists can ride swamp buggies, airboats, or canoes through the ‘land where the legendary Seminoles retreated from the Seminole Wars’ (to quote the brochure).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	airboat
释义	airboatn. Brit. /ˈɛːbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌboʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, boat n.¹ Etymology: < air n.¹ + boat n.¹ With sense 1a compare earlier airship n. 1a. With sense 1b compare flying boat n. (c) at flying n. Compounds 2.In quot. 1870 at sense 1a probably after French navire aérien (see airship n.). 1. †a. A lighter-than-air aircraft; = airship n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft aerostat1784 flying boat1784 airboat1852 aeronef1861 lighter-than-air1910 1852 J. Richardson Arctic Searching Exped. 310 With the aid of Halkett's air-boat, which had been brought from a hill some miles distant,..a net was set. 1870 tr. F. Marion Wonderful Balloon Ascents iii. iv. 218 The air-boat of M. Pline [Fr. L'aéro-plane de M. Pline, ou navire aérien dirigeable] seems to us one of the best ideas; but the working of it presents many difficulties. 1876 C. B. Mansfield Aerial Navigation ii. xiii. 436 The action of rowing an air-boat must be much simpler than the same exercise on water. b. A type of seaplane; a flying boat. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > sea-plane flying boat1903 hydro-aeroplane1909 hydroplane1911 waterplane1912 airboat1913 seaplane1913 float-seaplane1919 cabin cruiser1921 float-plane1922 1913 Britannica Year-bk. 343 The second class [of seaplane], variously termed ‘flying-boat’ and ‘air-boat’, consists essentially of a long boat-shaped hull, wherein the passengers' seats are contained, and on which the planes are built up. 1926 Glasgow Herald 18 Aug. 9 New British all-metal air-boats. 2003 R. J. Dilger Amer. Transportation Policy v. 115 It was not surprising that the first regularly scheduled commercial flight..was an airboat service. Most people were afraid to fly over land. 2. A lightweight, flat-bottomed boat powered by a large propeller (similar to that of an aeroplane) mounted in the stern, used to travel at high speeds in shallow water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > fast > type of Sea Sled1916 airboat1946 1946 Christian Sci. Monitor 30 Nov. (Mag.) 8/4 The airboat, a small boat equipped with an airplane motor and rudder, is used in very shallow water. 1964 Times 7 Jan. 7/7 Islands or hummocks..accessible only by boat. Formerly this was the dug-out canoe, but more recently it has been the airboat, driven by a large propeller at the stern. 1999 B. R. Weisman Unconquered People vii. 129 Ecotourists can ride swamp buggies, airboats, or canoes through the ‘land where the legendary Seminoles retreated from the Seminole Wars’ (to quote the brochure). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1852
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