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
From here, a 40-minute speedboat journey brings you to the Damaniyat Islands, an archipelago about 11 miles off the coast of Muscat that is surrounded by crystal-clear blue-green waters.
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The speedboat had departed the town of Sikakap and was heading to the town of Tuapejat, per ABC News.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 July 2025
The Houthis, who sometimes operated out of speedboats and skiffs, kept on harassing ships.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
All guests get access to round-trip van service to the Krabi Airport and a speedboat transfer to Pimalai’s pier—this cuts 45 minutes off travel time.
—Eric Goodman, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The speedboat had departed the town of Sikakap and was heading to the town of Tuapejat, per ABC News.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 July 2025
The Houthis, who sometimes operated out of speedboats and skiffs, kept on harassing ships.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
All guests get access to round-trip van service to the Krabi Airport and a speedboat transfer to Pimalai’s pier—this cuts 45 minutes off travel time.
—Eric Goodman, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
Noun
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On the Lake of the Ozarks or Missouri rivers, young people often take the helms of motorboats and jet skis.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Open motorboats were involved in 129 of them, and included 44 injuries and 15 deaths.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
Noun
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When the engineer put it back into Comfort to pass through a village (and not get busted by the speed camera), the car settled back into a comfortable cruiser.—
Chad Kirchner,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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The windows of an SUV cruiser located 75 feet from the site of the explosion were blown out.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
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Never stand up in your small powerboat, canoe or similar watercraft.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
31 July 2025
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Generally in sailing, umpires attempt to follow the action on the water, positioned in a powerboat behind the race, hanging on for dear life at 80-odd kilometres an hour (50 mph) and holding up little flags to indicate penalties.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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