speedboat

noun

speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast launch or motorboat
speedboating noun

Examples of speedboat in a Sentence

speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for speedboat

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of speedboat was in 1911

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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

speedboat

noun
speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast motorboat

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