slang
as in cruiser
a boat equipped with a motor if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing

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Noun
  • To put that into perspective, that is bigger than current destroyers and closer to cruiser size.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Founder Dario Messina says the NY24 Deluxe, a compact dayboat with elegant curves, and the NY40 flagship, a more powerful midrange cruiser, share a design language rooted in Italian tradition but rendered with a minimalist hand.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leith returned me to shore in a motorboat.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The couple and their family are shown on surfboards, motorboats, and kayaks.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This weekend, the historic powerboat racing series returns to east Mission Bay for the 57th time.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Barely a 30-minute speedboat ride from Athens, Keá is the nearest Cycladic island to the mainland.
    Bridget Arsenault, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The first shots The lethal strike on a speedboat allegedly tied to the cartel —though highly controversial— was a clear message to Maduro’s inner circle, De La Cruz said.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Stinkpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinkpot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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