as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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Recent Examples of powerboat
The electric powerboats carve through the iconic marina, with qualifying taking place on July 27 and the final race scheduled for 4 p.m. CET on July 28.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
For intermediate classes, a staff member may be in a nearby powerboat.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Horne is founder and chair of a separate company, Seabird, which focuses on electric powerboat design and development.
—Marylou Costa, Contributer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Some 3,092 powerboats sold for a collective $1.38 billion in 2024, whereas only 1,665 sailboats changed hands for a total of $368 million.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
For intermediate classes, a staff member may be in a nearby powerboat.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Horne is founder and chair of a separate company, Seabird, which focuses on electric powerboat design and development.
—Marylou Costa, Contributer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Some 3,092 powerboats sold for a collective $1.38 billion in 2024, whereas only 1,665 sailboats changed hands for a total of $368 million.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerboat
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Police said the assailants dragged Eastman to a motorboat and sped away.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
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They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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From this point, you are taken to the resort via speedboat and then driven to your bungalow in an eco-buggy.Jim Dobson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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The opening matches on WCW Monday Nitro typically featured Lucha Libre style wrestlers from Mexico (such as Rey Mysterio Jr.) within WCW’s cruiser weight division.Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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The driver initially complied and pulled over, but as the officer got out of his cruiser to approach the car, the motorist allegedly sped off, according to police.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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