as in speedboat
a boat equipped with a motor motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers

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Recent Examples of motorboat Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh. Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025 Open motorboats were involved in 129 of them, and included 44 injuries and 15 deaths. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025 The zippy 800 hp motorboat will be available to rent for a full or half day, with both hotel guests and visitors able to enjoy private jaunts. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 June 2025 Suitable for various types of boats, including pontoons, motorboats, and sailboats. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorboat
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Noun
  • The video appears to show a long, multi-engine speedboat traveling at sea when a bright flash of light busts over the craft.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Most folks trace its origin to Lake City, Minnesota, where a teenager named Ralph Samuelson put together some makeshift and ridiculously heavy wooden skis and decided to try hanging on for amusement and dear life behind a twenty-four-foot speedboat in 1922.
    Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The couple had three children together before Stefano tragically died in a powerboat racing accident in 1990.
    Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The race will be run off Virginia Key near the historic Miami Marine Stadium, once the heart of American powerboat racing.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • According to reports, the new $1 million vessel, an 85-foot cruiser named Dolce Vento, was launched Tuesday in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak, a port city on Turkey’s Black Sea.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In Grasso’s Garage this week, the luxury cruiser, couch-like riding G80, Genesis’ upper-midsize luxury sedan fit for all consumers.
    Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorboat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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