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 Since when does Gibbs have a speedboat in his basement? Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025 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 For a next-level adventure, Cape Yacht Charters offers luxury yacht and speedboat experiences. Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025 In December, Iran unveiled two underground bases—one for ballistic missiles and another for speedboats. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speedboat
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • This places the Ghost on the premium end of the cruiser market.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 May 2025
  • 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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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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