Definition of speedboat
: a fast launch or motorboat
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Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
Recent Examples of speedboat from the Web
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Hurwitz hired his own private speedboat for about $40 from a dock 20 minutes north of the city.
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Towering above relatively placid waters along the San Joaquin River, casting a cylindrical shadow on pontoons, jet skis and speedboats stands a 55-step lighthouse.
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Cadillac is turning its flagship sedan into a speedboat.
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The woman lost sight of the other two and flagged down a speedboat that took her to the marina to call rescuers, the department said.
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Fisherman and police officer Bryan Maess was out on his 21-foot boat with friends in the Columbia River near Oregon's Fort Stevens State Park when a fast-moving 31-foot speedboat crashed into his.
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Ten years ago: The United States lodged a formal diplomatic protest with Iran over an incident in which Iranian speedboats harassed U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.
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The creeks of the Niger Delta were occupied by rebels with machine-gun equipped speedboats and were dangerous for law enforcement and oil workers alike.
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Don't take the Seadog speedboat sightseeing tour from Navy Pier.
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First Known Use of speedboat
1911
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Definition of speedboat for English Language Learners
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: a motorboat that can go very fast
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Definition of speedboat for Students
: a motorboat designed to go fast
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