speedboat

noun

speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt 

: a fast launch or motorboat

speedboating

ˈspēd-ˌbō-tiŋ 

noun

Synonyms of speedboat

• motorboat
• cruiser
• powerboat

Examples of speedboat in a Sentence

speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline

Recent Examples on the Web

The One-All has retro looks too, with a whiff of classic speedboat mixed with a dose of sixties wind-in-the hair roadster. — New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026

Midway through the conversation, Šeregi disappears, to pop up five minutes later, this time on a speedboat with the coastline receding behind him. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

The poor guy had to travel up the Thames on a speedboat accompanied by Royal Marines but clad, laughably, in a life jacket, like a kid on an inflatable-donut ride. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

The only way to the island is by speedboat, so guests have to be able to get out of a boat into the shallow water, and walk up on to the beach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for speedboat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

speedboat

noun

speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt 

: a fast motorboat