Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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In 2021, federal prosecutors charged Iranian agents with plotting to kidnap her from her home, then carry her by speedboat to Venezuela for transfer to Iran, and either imprisonment or death.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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