as in motorboats
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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In Ukraine, compact, seatless drones that resemble speedboats have been used to deliver large explosive payloads, significantly impacting Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Powerboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboats. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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