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
An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The real threat to Americans is our headlong rush toward normalizing blatant murder, whether that be of nameless occupants of motorboats in the Caribbean, schoolgirls in Iran or United States citizens in the streets of Minneapolis.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Or when the world saw, thanks to paparazzi photos, her bare shoulders during a private moment with Ye in the back of a Venetian motorboat.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The real threat to Americans is our headlong rush toward normalizing blatant murder, whether that be of nameless occupants of motorboats in the Caribbean, schoolgirls in Iran or United States citizens in the streets of Minneapolis.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Or when the world saw, thanks to paparazzi photos, her bare shoulders during a private moment with Ye in the back of a Venetian motorboat.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorboat
Noun
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Sighting Shebara The speedboat and its four passengers—the captain, the skipper, my aforementioned scuba instructor and I—are cruising along the water when a mirage seems to appear in the distance, strung out like giant pearls floating on top of the sea.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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With around 1,200 islands scattered across 90,000 square kilometers of ocean, moving between places by seaplane, speedboat, or domestic flight can take a lot of time and money.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Police dashcam footage showed a young boy thrown from the second vehicle onto the hood of the police cruiser, before then falling off the cruiser.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Others described the cruiser as being in the right place at the right time.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorboat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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