speedboat

noun

ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
Definition of speedboatnext
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 Some of the pirates were already waiting there in speedboats. — Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 The success comes following 25 years of conservation measures, including preserving vital beach habitats from threats such as speedboats and tourism. — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024 In a video shared on social media, Newton, a participant on Special Forces‘ third season, can be seen standing on a moving speedboat besides an instructor, as a helicopter hovers above the boat from a short distance away. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for speedboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
  1. motorboat
  2. cruiser
  3. powerboat
Noun
  • Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Locals were aghast, envisioning the small lake and its surroundings being overrun by RVs, motorboats and traffic with insufficient parking.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of motorboat
Noun
  • Fellow cruisers may flock to grand museums and historic sites, but surprises await those who ditch the pack.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Tensions building between Ray J and Princess Love amid their ongoing divorce proceedings exploded into a heated exchange in Los Angeles this week, briefly landing the R&B crooner in the back of a cop cruiser.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • Drug traffickers are suspected of having adopted narco-submarines as early as the late ’80s when U.S. authorities cracked down on the powerboats and low-flying aircraft used to bring in drugs then.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Six official locations for the 2025 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show: — Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Dr.) offers powerboats up to 49 feet, engine manufacturers, marine accessories, electronics, retail pavilions.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of powerboat

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