swamp buggy

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noun

an amphibious vehicle for use in and around swamps, typically having an automobile engine, four-wheel drive, large wheels with deep treads, and a raised chassis.

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Also called marsh buggy.

Origin of swamp buggy

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Words nearby swamp buggy

Swammerdam, swamp, swamp andromeda, swamp azalea, swamp boat, swamp buggy, swamp buttonwood, swamp cabbage, swamp cypress, swamped, swamper

How to use swamp buggy in a sentence

Without any evidence or provocation, she attacks Swamp Thing—and then gets beaten in the only fight she has in the issue.
Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back|Hugh Ryan|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Electric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon?
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cars had plush green upholstery and stained-glass windows and were faster and cheaper than a horse-and-buggy.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klain is not the first to crawl out of the swamp of Biden World on to the larger stage.
Where There’s Trouble, You’ll Usually Find Joe Biden|Lloyd Green|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ford began tinkering in his garage in Detroit in the 1890s, trains and the horse and buggy was the dominant mode of transport.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A native brought news that a collector and his wife were hiding in a swamp near the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Accordingly, she had the boys to hitch a team to a buggy and took him driving over the great estate.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He had transferred himself to the buggy with a grumble of disgust, and begged her to come for him early in the morning.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Two companies deployed over a swamp and went along the beach under cover of the Utah Battery.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He drives a white mule, and has managed to put a top of sail cloth on an old ramshackle buggy, which he calls a 'shay.'
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for swamp buggy

swamp buggy

noun

(esp in the US and Canada) a light aerofoil conveyance for use in regions with swamps, lakes, etc

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