Etymology

airboat

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Today it means: A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water. Full definition →

English boat ← Middle English aire ← Old French air
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The story

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. Englishboat
  6. English todayairboat

From air + boat.

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