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
How to Get Around The best way to get from mainland Croatia to Hvar is via a speedboat catamaran, which runs frequently from cities like Split and Dubrovnik.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
The fastest way to achieve this is to form a speedboat team—lean, 100% autonomous from the rest of the company and with full accountability.
—Daniel Khachab, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
What's New At least eight people, including a child, have been confirmed dead after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes on Friday morning.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Latin music star Marc Anthony is bringing an electric speedboat race to Miami Marine Stadium next year.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
The fastest way to achieve this is to form a speedboat team—lean, 100% autonomous from the rest of the company and with full accountability.
—Daniel Khachab, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
What's New At least eight people, including a child, have been confirmed dead after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes on Friday morning.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Latin music star Marc Anthony is bringing an electric speedboat race to Miami Marine Stadium next year.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedboat
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Years after catching and almost being killed by Hannibal Lecter, Will is living a serene life on the Florida coast, working on motorboats and watching the postcard-perfect sunrise every morning.—
S.A. Cosby,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning while boating - Carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless, and tasteless toxic gas, has proven to be deadly on open motorboats.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 May 2024
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The Union-Tribune is researching a story about Navy cruisers, a type of vessel that is being phased out of existence after more than 140 years of service.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The troopers were outside their cruisers at the time and were uninjured.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 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
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The walls are covered with photos and clippings from his stunt days, his crash-test driving for Tesla, and Lia’s once-famous custom powerboat business.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedboat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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