slang
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
  • Sixteen cruisers showed up within about seven minutes of us calling, and the rest is on the news.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Because Holland America Line owns the 60-acre Denali Lodge, cruisers can seamlessly transition from HAL ships to an extended stay near the national park.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Team AlUla Championed by LeBron James is a brand-new UIM E1 Series presented by PIF motorboat racing team.
    Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Because the sailboats were slower than motorboats, often alone and barely armed, the Nazis didn’t view them as worthy targets, especially since any attack would betray their location.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This ranged from partnerships with Pininfarina, which designed cars for Ferrari, to the Atlantic Challenger, a powerboat that made a 1988 Atlantic crossing without refueling.
    Robb Report Staff, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The powerboat racing business was a highly effective means of laundering their drug profits, and their dominance in the sport elevated them to celebrity status in the city and beyond.
    T.J. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Stinkpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinkpot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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