as in speedboat
a boat equipped with a motor
motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers
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Recent Examples of motorboat
Police said the assailants dragged Eastman to a motorboat and sped away.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The crew confronted a near-death scare when a kayaker on the team got sucked under a motorboat while the crew celebrated their completion of Lava Falls when disaster struck.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
In 2000: Seventeen American crew members on the USS Cole, a Navy destroyer, lost their lives and many more were injured during a refueling stop at Yemen’s port of Aden, where the ship was attacked by two suicide bombers in a small motorboat packed with explosives.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
When Eastman tried to escape, he was shot in the leg, then forced onto a motorboat by his abductors.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The crew confronted a near-death scare when a kayaker on the team got sucked under a motorboat while the crew celebrated their completion of Lava Falls when disaster struck.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
In 2000: Seventeen American crew members on the USS Cole, a Navy destroyer, lost their lives and many more were injured during a refueling stop at Yemen’s port of Aden, where the ship was attacked by two suicide bombers in a small motorboat packed with explosives.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
When Eastman tried to escape, he was shot in the leg, then forced onto a motorboat by his abductors.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorboat
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Preliminary reports suggested the naval speedboat had suffered an engine failure, according to the official.Esha Mitra, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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Behind the range, the white zigzagging veining on the black granite playfully evokes a shark fin or the tail fin of a Jet Age land cruiser like a 1959 Cadillac.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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But tethered inside the shallow and narrow Santa Cruz Harbor, few of the cruisers, catamarans and yachts were prepared for the fury of this week’s storm surge, which sunk at least 15 vessels and damaged many more.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Motorboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorboat. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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