Thesaurus results for MOTORBOAT

motorboat

noun

ˈmō-tər-ˌbōt

Definition of motorboat next

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 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 Afternoons are made for fresh piña coladas, languid sun worshipping, and offshore adventures on motorboats fully stocked with snorkels, fins, and local beer. —

Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Cruise around the Halifax Harbour on Little Wing, the hotel’s 36-foot yacht, or venture through nearby coves and bays aboard Reach, the Muir’s high-speed 24-foot motorboat. —

Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorboat

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Noun

No hull means no wave impacts, and that's where most of a regular speedboat's noise and vibration come from.

— Omar Kardoudi April 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Two California men died after their speedboat crashed into the banks of the Colorado River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

— Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026