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
No hull means no wave impacts, and that's where most of a regular speedboat's noise and vibration come from.
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Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Two California men died after their speedboat crashed into the banks of the Colorado River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The shores of Iran are 45 minutes away by speedboat; the Strait of Hormuz even closer.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Cuban officials have said the speedboat was detected with 10 men and military equipment aboard in waters north of the island.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Two California men died after their speedboat crashed into the banks of the Colorado River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The shores of Iran are 45 minutes away by speedboat; the Strait of Hormuz even closer.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Cuban officials have said the speedboat was detected with 10 men and military equipment aboard in waters north of the island.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
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Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2026
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An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.—
R.j. Rico,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The trooper’s unmarked cruiser crossed a double yellow line in Woburn and struck Schettino’s vehicle.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Amenities follow suit, with complimentary beach gear and cruiser bikes, a bocce court, and heated pools and a hot tub.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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