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.
What the books say it is
shape pointed like the bow of a ship 1 chapter
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
Appears in
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Connections
created by Johnny Dooit 1 chapter
"But where is the sand-boat?" asked the shaggy man, looking all around him. "I'll make you one," said Johnny Dooit.
The Road to Oz, ch. 11