The Magic of Oz

Sand-boat

A boat with runners and sails created by Johnny Dooit to cross the Deadly Desert

First named in The Road to Oz, ch. 11

They now looked more carefully at the sand-boat, and saw that the bottom was modeled with two sharp runners which would glide through the sand.

As the books describe them

the bottom was modeled with two sharp runners which would glide through the sand. The front of the sand-boat was pointed like the bow of a ship, and there was a rudder at the stern to steer by. The Road to Oz, ch. 12

Appearances

The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)

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