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
Recent Examples on the Web Either way creates a drag, like the hull of a speedboat plowing through the water. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024 If the novelty of doing nothing should start to wear off, the Yazz speedboat will ferry you to Fethiye, with its markets, cobbled old town, marina and harbour. Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024 Because of its remote location, there are no neighboring islands to obstruct ocean views, and there is very little seaplane or speedboat traffic. Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024 Harvey, Barbara, and her father, Commissioner Jim Gordon (Eric Morgan Stuart) are present and bored, but Bruce, arriving via speedboat, is fixing to make things interesting. Hayden Mears, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speedboat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

speedboat

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

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