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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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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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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Since when does Gibbs have a speedboat in his basement?—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Robots Of The Black Sea Ukraine has already fought a highly successful campaign on the Black Sea, pitting small robot speedboats – Uncrewed Surface Vessels of USVs – against Russian warships.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, body camera footage showed the SUV crashing into Carroll's cruiser and the restaurant structure before Carroll opened fire.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Japan lost four aircraft carriers, one cruiser, and hundreds of aircraft, while the U.S. lost one carrier, one destroyer and 144 aircraft during the battle.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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