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speedboat

noun

ˈspēd-ˌbōt

Definition of speedboat

as in motorboat

a boat equipped with a motor speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline

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Recent Examples of speedboat The Bangkok Post reported that searchers used speedboats and more jet skis to comb the waters. — CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 The styling takes its cues from wooden speedboats—particularly the rear storage compartment, which could double as an art installation when open. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 The operator of the speedboat, Manuel Hernandez, 46, was arrested and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, authorities said. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 The speedboat picked up the men clinging to the raft, and then bore down in my direction. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speedboat

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In the back there was a crane, three large containers and – according to the first group of fishermen – a smaller motorboat.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The vessel was a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, according to the New York Post.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of motorboat

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The 6,500-seat stadium on Virginia Key opened in 1963 and was once a major South Florida destination for powerboat racing, concerts and community events.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Strama, who owned the JS-Racing S-7 powerboat team at the time, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerboat

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