| 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. |
| 2. | to go or travel in an airboat. |
| swamp boat n. A flatbottom boat powered by an airplane propeller projecting above the stern and used in swamps or shallow waters. Also called airboat. |