as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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Recent Examples of powerboat
The two boats, along with a 31-foot Fountain powerboat also linked to the smuggling operation, will be forfeited to the federal government, the department said.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Interested parties will also have a chance to buy an Aero Hunton XRS37 powerboat.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This weekend, the historic powerboat racing series returns to east Mission Bay for the 57th time.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Interested parties will also have a chance to buy an Aero Hunton XRS37 powerboat.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This weekend, the historic powerboat racing series returns to east Mission Bay for the 57th time.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerboat
Noun
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According to Pacific Historic Parks, McMeans was in a motorboat helping other sailors get to shore when that boat was struck by a bomb.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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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,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For one, there is no value to Iran in intercepting cargo containers, though non-oil ships may be harassed by Iranian speedboats.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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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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Based on Sanlorenzo’s popular 50Steel model, the tri-deck cruiser combines new green technology with classic Italian style.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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The officers pulled their cruiser in front of the vehicle and turned on their blue lights to initiate a traffic stop.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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