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 trailer is careful to showcase the film’s scale – fighter planes soar, speedboats roar, trains careen, and cities flash by in a blur – while keeping plot details tantalizingly out of reach.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 July 2025
According to Greek authorities, the assault involved eight speedboats carrying armed militants, four USVs, and multiple anti-ship missiles.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Debra Wright, the wife of a soccer team executive in England, was tragically killed in Spain over the weekend after a reported collision involving a jet ski and speedboat, the team announced in a statement Monday.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
The speedboat ride took Vontaya — and around 30 others — about 40 minutes off the coast, far into the open water.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 July 2025
According to Greek authorities, the assault involved eight speedboats carrying armed militants, four USVs, and multiple anti-ship missiles.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Debra Wright, the wife of a soccer team executive in England, was tragically killed in Spain over the weekend after a reported collision involving a jet ski and speedboat, the team announced in a statement Monday.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
The speedboat ride took Vontaya — and around 30 others — about 40 minutes off the coast, far into the open water.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
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Kight was also charged with operating his motorboat on the lake negligently, endangering the life of Jennifer Ann Stahle by not looking forward in the direction of travel and being under the influence, according to court documents.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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On the Lake of the Ozarks or Missouri rivers, young people often take the helms of motorboats and jet skis.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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This marked the second time the Navy demonstrated rearming a warship at sea since October, when the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin conducted a similar operation with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers off the coast of California.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Sprint has been in development since 2021 and a companion cruiser model is also being developed.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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The race will be run off Virginia Key near the historic Miami Marine Stadium, once the heart of American powerboat racing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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Never stand up in your small powerboat, canoe or similar watercraft.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
31 July 2025
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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