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motorboat

noun

ˈmō-tər-ˌbōt

Definition of motorboat

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 In the back there was a crane, three large containers and – according to the first group of fishermen – a smaller motorboat. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The vessel was a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, according to the New York Post. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Most motorboats won’t fit beneath the medieval bridge at Potter Heigham, and so are restricted to the southern Broads. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026 Another bystander eventually took a motorboat out to bring everyone ashore. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorboat

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Instead of being whisked away by sports cars and speedboats, the pair currently rely on only their feet for transportation, walking from their prison cells along a secure, windowless pedestrian walkway to reach a courtroom for legal proceedings.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
The vessels allegedly provided fuel, food and medical services to cocaine-carrying speedboats and helped their crews detect and monitor law enforcement vessels.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of speedboat

Noun

The 6,500-seat stadium on Virginia Key opened in 1963 and was once a major South Florida destination for powerboat racing, concerts and community events.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Strama, who owned the JS-Racing S-7 powerboat team at the time, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerboat

Noun

Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
The George Washington entered the Central Command theater with elements of its carrier strike group, including the cruiser USS Robert Smalls and destroyer USS Shoup.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cruiser

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