as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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Noun
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, the speedboat crew jettisoned about 571 pounds of cocaine during the pursuit, which the Coast Guard recovered, per the agency.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Arc first built a small electric speedboat, the Arc One, and is now building a larger vessel with the Arc Sport, with plans to expand beyond that.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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