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
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.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
This would require the use of mines, small speedboats and submarines: Iran has that equipment and routinely trains for this mission.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
Just some of the debris washed up on land in coastal Pinellas: chunks of broken docks, multiple speedboats and kayaks, a chlorine jug, a drum barrel, dozens of plastic spoons, and a yellow pool noodle.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The resort is accessed via an hour-long speedboat trip, with the option to upgrade to a 25-minute seaplane transfer.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
This would require the use of mines, small speedboats and submarines: Iran has that equipment and routinely trains for this mission.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
Just some of the debris washed up on land in coastal Pinellas: chunks of broken docks, multiple speedboats and kayaks, a chlorine jug, a drum barrel, dozens of plastic spoons, and a yellow pool noodle.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The resort is accessed via an hour-long speedboat trip, with the option to upgrade to a 25-minute seaplane transfer.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
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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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That somewhat unusually lengthy rear suspension travel makes highway riding smooth and comfortable without feeling numb or harsh as some cruisers can due to too-short rear travel.William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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While acceleration was steady and without lag or lurch, the E-Class could not escape its comfortable cruiser status.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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Another victory came later during the 1970s, when unrelenting protests in the Mexican American community ended the obnoxious Austin Aqua Fest powerboat races that marred the peace around the eastern reaches of the lake.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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