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?
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
Noun
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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
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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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This places the Ghost on the premium end of the cruiser market.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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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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