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
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When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave. Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025 How to Get Around The best way to get from mainland Croatia to Hvar is via a speedboat catamaran, which runs frequently from cities like Split and Dubrovnik. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025 The fastest way to achieve this is to form a speedboat team—lean, 100% autonomous from the rest of the company and with full accountability. Daniel Khachab, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 What's New At least eight people, including a child, have been confirmed dead after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes on Friday morning. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speedboat 

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 28 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

speedboat

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

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