motorboat

noun

mo·​tor·​boat ˈmō-tər-ˌbōt How to pronounce motorboat (audio)
: a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engine
motorboater noun
motorboating noun

Examples of motorboat in a Sentence

motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers
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After narrowing the search area to a 5-square-mile grid, researchers set sail in a 16-foot motorboat on May 12, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Caitlin Looby. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024 Police said the assailants dragged Eastman to a motorboat and sped away. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 The crew confronted a near-death scare when a kayaker on the team got sucked under a motorboat while the crew celebrated their completion of Lava Falls when disaster struck. Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 In 2000: Seventeen American crew members on the USS Cole, a Navy destroyer, lost their lives and many more were injured during a refueling stop at Yemen’s port of Aden, where the ship was attacked by two suicide bombers in a small motorboat packed with explosives. The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for motorboat 

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorboat was in 1890

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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorboat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

motorboat

noun
mo·​tor·​boat -ˌbōt How to pronounce motorboat (audio)
: a boat driven by a motor

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