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
Hotels and guesthouses favor low-impact practices, including solar and wind power, and motorboats are restricted, leaving you free to sail, kayak, or paddleboard in peaceful contemplation.
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Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
According to the bill, people can’t operate a motorboat and wakeboard or wake surf on public freshwater lakes between sunset and sunrise.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Country musician Zac Brown pulls up to the beach on a motorboat in one scene, while contestant Christian Hubicki laments at another point that his fate in the game may be decided by Jimmy Fallon, a nod to the late-night host having possibly devised an advantage.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At the shore there was a short dock, a white motorboat rocking beside it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
According to the bill, people can’t operate a motorboat and wakeboard or wake surf on public freshwater lakes between sunset and sunrise.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Country musician Zac Brown pulls up to the beach on a motorboat in one scene, while contestant Christian Hubicki laments at another point that his fate in the game may be decided by Jimmy Fallon, a nod to the late-night host having possibly devised an advantage.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At the shore there was a short dock, a white motorboat rocking beside it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorboat
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The brother of one of the men who was killed in the speedboat incident said his sibling was fixated on overthrowing Cuba's government.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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That kind of chaos could easily spill over Iran’s borders, and not just by land; the Persian Gulf is narrow, and would not pose much of an obstacle to terrorists or insurgents who cross it in speedboats.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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One of the premier private island resorts in the Caribbean, Fowl Cay Resort has plush villa accommodations and offers a hassle-free all-inclusive experience, private powerboat included.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some observers Thursday were pointing to parallels between the sinking of the Dena and Britain’s destruction of the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War in 1982.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Scott Quigley drove drunk during a 2023 cruiser crash that injured a disabled man who died in the hospital a month later.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorboat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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