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
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While seated in the back of the cruiser, Woods is seen hiccupping and intermittently closing his eyes, at one point leaning back and keeping them shut for several seconds before facing forward again.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Body camera footage released by Connecticut State Police, taken from a trooper at the scene, shows the trooper jumping over a metal guardrail to avoid being struck just seconds before the driver of a BMW M340 approached and slammed into the cruiser.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to Pacific Historic Parks, McMeans was in a motorboat helping other sailors get to shore when that boat was struck by a bomb.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cuban officials have said the speedboat was detected with 10 men and military equipment aboard in waters north of the island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Stinkpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinkpot. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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