speedboat

noun

speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast launch or motorboat
speedboating noun

Examples of speedboat in a Sentence

speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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Crowds came out in helicopters and speedboats and the family car. Joseph B. Treaster, New York Times, 7 May 2025 Think of your business as a speedboat, not a cruise ship. Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The rate includes return transfers to Cartagena by speedboat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and, of course, Corona beer. Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025 Don Aronow, a famous designer and speedboat racer, was killed by hitman Robert Young in Miami in 1987. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speedboat

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of speedboat was in 1911

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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

speedboat

noun
speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast motorboat

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