as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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Recent Examples of speedboat
From this point, you are taken to the resort via speedboat and then driven to your bungalow in an eco-buggy.
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Jim Dobson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
With two helicopters circling 200 feet overhead and drones hovering, the team departed from the USS Lewis B. Puller aboard three specialized speedboats.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2021, federal prosecutors charged Iranian agents with plotting to kidnap her from her home, then carry her by speedboat to Venezuela for transfer to Iran, and either imprisonment or death.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The Hezbollah naval base held a training center, an area to conduct experiments and military speedboats that were intended to be used in attacks on Israeli navy vessels and targets within Israel’s territorial waters, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jim Dobson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
With two helicopters circling 200 feet overhead and drones hovering, the team departed from the USS Lewis B. Puller aboard three specialized speedboats.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2021, federal prosecutors charged Iranian agents with plotting to kidnap her from her home, then carry her by speedboat to Venezuela for transfer to Iran, and either imprisonment or death.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The Hezbollah naval base held a training center, an area to conduct experiments and military speedboats that were intended to be used in attacks on Israeli navy vessels and targets within Israel’s territorial waters, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
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The cast takes a motorboat to a giant, crusty-ass pirate ship in the middle of the ocean named Sinister, with an uncanny resemblance to the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob SquarePants.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ellie just wants to get out of this place and often is seen on the lake navigating her motorboat.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Sixteen cruisers showed up within about seven minutes of us calling, and the rest is on the news.Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Because Holland America Line owns the 60-acre Denali Lodge, cruisers can seamlessly transition from HAL ships to an extended stay near the national park.Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
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This ranged from partnerships with Pininfarina, which designed cars for Ferrari, to the Atlantic Challenger, a powerboat that made a 1988 Atlantic crossing without refueling.Robb Report Staff, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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The powerboat racing business was a highly effective means of laundering their drug profits, and their dominance in the sport elevated them to celebrity status in the city and beyond.T.J. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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