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speedboat

noun

ˈspēd-ˌbōt

Definition of speedboat

as in motorboat

a boat equipped with a motor speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline

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Recent Examples of speedboat Photos captured them meandering through cobblestone streets with their arms wrapped around each other, crossing the lake by wooden speedboat and sharing a kiss in the rain. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The multi-island destination is located 40 minutes away from the airport via speedboat and is connected by a walkable bridge for easy movement between the properties. — Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 18 June 2026 With around 1,200 islands scattered across 90,000 square kilometers of ocean, moving between places by seaplane, speedboat, or domestic flight can take a lot of time and money. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Besides the foot chase in Manhattan, there’s a speedboat chase in Dubai and a car chase through the crowded streets of London. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for speedboat

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Upon arrival, authorities found that a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat carrying nine passengers had struck a smaller vessel carrying five passengers.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026

Definition of motorboat

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Yellow evidence markers charted at least 28 shells from the exchange of gunfire, most of them clustered around the driver’s side door of Heflin’s cruiser.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
No injuries were reported, but Bartletto quickly got the attention of a group of officers, members of an NYPD Mobile Force Command, sitting in an unmarked cruiser a short distance from the shooting.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

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This is Moskito’s newest baby, which has just fully opened with a series of swimming pools, a basketball court, its own 42-foot powerboat, a games room, and a vinyl record library, plus direct access to the beach.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of powerboat

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