as in speedboat
a boat equipped with a motor
motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers
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Recent Examples of motorboat
On the Lake of the Ozarks or Missouri rivers, young people often take the helms of motorboats and jet skis.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Open motorboats were involved in 129 of them, and included 44 injuries and 15 deaths.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
The zippy 800 hp motorboat will be available to rent for a full or half day, with both hotel guests and visitors able to enjoy private jaunts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Open motorboats were involved in 129 of them, and included 44 injuries and 15 deaths.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
The zippy 800 hp motorboat will be available to rent for a full or half day, with both hotel guests and visitors able to enjoy private jaunts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorboat
Noun
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The crew would indeed appear to be at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, because the Navy wasn’t satisfied with disabling the speedboat with a single powerful strike, but kept bombing it to smithereens after the initial hit.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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His later works, which took cars and speedboats as their themes, were similarly handmade, their forms at once suggesting nostalgia and escape velocity.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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The couple had three children together before Stefano tragically died in a powerboat racing accident in 1990.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company has updated its 450cc sports and cruiser bikes alongside the Papio mini motos with some nifty new features.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorboat. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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