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
Plow anchors are most often used on heavy powerboats and cruising sailboats that need maximum holding power to prevent slippage.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerboat
Noun
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On the eve of the indictments, Juarez posted to social media a picture of a peaceful scene: Himself on a large motorboat, a silver watch on his wrist, with a yellow and orange sun setting on the horizon behind him.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Crowds came out in helicopters and speedboats and the family car.—
Joseph B. Treaster,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Think of your business as a speedboat, not a cruise ship.—
Jim Stevenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This places the Ghost on the premium end of the cruiser market.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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Police said the cruiser floated out approximately 20 feet before it was fully submerged.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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