as in cruiser
a boat equipped with a motor
if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing
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Noun
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What started back in the 1980s as a small gathering of gearheads has grown into a premier West Coast car show, drawing pristine hot rods, retro cruisers, and muscle machines from across the country—and even as far as Australia.—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025 -
The city is an ideal jumping-off point for excursions to the Gulf and San Juan Islands, which are bucket-list destinations for boaters, cruisers, and kayakers.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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In addition to bringing tourism, the ship offers locals bunks on the crew deck for trips between the islands that would otherwise require hours-long trips on a bumpy speedboat.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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Colt escapes by initially driving a speedboat while facing away from the controls, evades his pursuers by zigging and zagging through the river, and then purposefully drives his boat into a floating pontoon, faking his own death via the gigantic explosion.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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