air·boat

[air-boht]
noun
1.
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.
verb (used without object)
2.
to go or travel in an airboat.

Origin:
1865–70, for an earlier sense; air(craft) + boat

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airboat (ˈɛəˌbəʊt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for swamp boat

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Sling load of debris ready to load onto airboat for transport.
Here guests have a choice of many entertainment options, including fishing,
  hunting and airboat rides.
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  noticeably with cruising over slick mud.
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