Definition
A flat-bottomed boat powered by a large propeller mounted above the water, used especially in shallow waters and swamps.
Etymology
From 'air' plus 'boat' (Old English 'bāt'), combining to describe a boat propelled by an air-pushing propeller rather than a water-pushing one.
Kelly Says
Airboats were invented in Florida in the 1930s to navigate the shallow, weed-choked Everglades where regular boats got stuck—now they're used by wildlife researchers and tourists exploring wetlands worldwide!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አየር መንገድ
a-yer men-ged
ARالعربية
طائرة مائية
ta-ayra ma-i-iyah
CACatalà
aeroboat
ae-ro-boat
CSČeština
vodní letadlo
vo-dni le-ta-dlo
DADansk
flydende båd
fly-den-de ba-d
DEDeutsch
Luftboot
luft-boot
ELΕλληνικά
υδροπλάνο
hy-dro-pla-no
ESEspañol
embarcación aérea
em-bar-ka-syon ae-ree-a
FAفارسی
هواپیما آبی
hava-pi-ma a-bi
FISuomi
vesivene
ve-si-ve-ne
FRFrançais
bateau-avion
ba-to-a-vion
GUGU
વડે વાયુપ્રવાહ
vade vayupravah
HEעברית
מטוס ים
ma-tos yam
HIहिन्दी
हवाई जहाज
hava-i ja-ha-aj
HUMagyar
vízi repülő
vi-zi re-pü-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pesawat air
pe-sa-wat air
ITItaliano
idrovolante
i-dro-vo-lan-te
JA日本語
水上飛行機
suijyo hikouki
KKKK
авиа-судно
aviya-su-dno
KMKM
បន្ទាប់ទៅដោយទន្ទឹង
ban-taap to-u do-y ton-deng
MRMR
हवाई जहाज
hava-i ja-ha-aj
MSBahasa Melayu
pesawat air
pe-sa-wat air
MYမြန်မာ
လေကြောင်း စက်
lay-kyaing set
NLNederlands
watervliegtuig
wa-ter-vlieg-tuig
NONorsk
flytende båt
fly-ten-de ba-t
PLPolski
samolot wodnosamolot
sa-mo-lot vo-dno-sa-mo-lot
PTPortuguês
embarcação aérea
em-bar-ka-syon ae-ree-a
RORomână
hidroavion
hi-dro-a-vion
RUРусский
амфибия
am-fi-bi-ya
SVSvenska
flytande båt
fly-tan-de ba-t
SWKiswahili
boti la maji
bo-ti la ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
வானூர்தி
va-na-ur-thi
TEతెలుగు
విమానం
vi-ma-nam
TRTürkçe
hava taşıtı
hava ta-shi-ti
UKУкраїнська
амфібія
am-fi-bi-ya
URاردو
جہاز ہوائی
ja-haaz howai
VITiếng Việt
máy bay thủy phi
may bay thuy phi
ZH中文
水上飞机
shuǐshàng jīfēi