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 on the Web Yet the crowd at Paris La Défense Arena reached its crescendo when Caeleb Dressel shot into the pool like a speedboat, chopping his way to the finish more than a second faster than silver medalist Australia. Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024 Nadal boarded a speedboat on the Seine, where he was joined by gymnast Nadia Comănici, fellow tennis icon Serena Williams and then track and field icon Carl Lewis. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024 Hire a speedboat, and take the day to swim in its clear waters and snorkel to the Cave of Haxhi Ali, a karst cave named after a revered Bektashi dervish and saint in Albania. Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024 Until around four years ago, Iran’s activities at sea were largely confined to several hundred Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats patrolling in the Persian Gulf and periodic threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint for global oil shipments. Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for speedboat 

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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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