motorboat
noun
mo·tor·boat
ˈmō-tər-ˌbōt 
: a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engine
Examples of motorboat in a Sentence
motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers
Recent Examples on the Web
Similarly, there might be days when, instead of relying on a skipper to take people out on their eight-person motorboat, the couple will be free to give tours of the Atlantic coastline themselves.
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Jo Rodgers Jameson Montgomery Roxanne Fequiere Emilia Petrarca Kate Guadagnino Sophie Bew, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Project members pinpoint where the photos were taken and return to the same spots via raft, by motorboat or on foot to snap images, often at the same time of day and year, to compare the river and the landscape.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Boating education is mandatory for anyone of legal age to operate a motorboat or sailboat who was born after 1985.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
And did my ears deceive me, or was that Ellen pretending to motorboat Susan's boobs at the end of the episode?
—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
Rescue teams were then dispatched by car and motorboat.
—Josh Pennington, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
The Japanese conglomerate Yamaha Motor Co., best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
Using a sports rental, like a snowmobile or motorboat, is also a creative way to get to know the area.
—Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
To this day, four fifths of their food come from the land and sea—now via snowmobile and motorboat.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Jo Rodgers Jameson Montgomery Roxanne Fequiere Emilia Petrarca Kate Guadagnino Sophie Bew, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Project members pinpoint where the photos were taken and return to the same spots via raft, by motorboat or on foot to snap images, often at the same time of day and year, to compare the river and the landscape.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Boating education is mandatory for anyone of legal age to operate a motorboat or sailboat who was born after 1985.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
And did my ears deceive me, or was that Ellen pretending to motorboat Susan's boobs at the end of the episode?
—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
Rescue teams were then dispatched by car and motorboat.
—Josh Pennington, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
The Japanese conglomerate Yamaha Motor Co., best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
Using a sports rental, like a snowmobile or motorboat, is also a creative way to get to know the area.
—Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
To this day, four fifths of their food come from the land and sea—now via snowmobile and motorboat.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorboat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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motorboat
noun
mo·tor·boat
-ˌbōt
: a boat driven by a motor
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