as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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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 -
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
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Two speedboat racers are lucky to be alive after a terrifying crash at Lake Havasu in Arizona on Saturday in which their vessel went flipping and flying through the air before slamming back onto the surface of the water.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Before that, the islands—reached by a 30-minute speedboat ride from the mainland—had been frequented only by fishermen.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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Japanese forces lost four aircraft carriers, one cruiser and hundreds of aircraft, while the U.S. lost one carrier, one destroyer and dozens of aircraft.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Such losses would represent a significant proportion of the 11 carriers and approximately 80 cruisers and destroyers currently in service around the world.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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