as in motorboat
a boat equipped with a motor
his friend had a powerboat and took them out waterskiing
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Recent Examples of powerboat
The Miami Cubans used planes, powerboats and semi-tractor trailers to import and transport massive shipments of the product.
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T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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
Another victory came later during the 1970s, when unrelenting protests in the Mexican American community ended the obnoxious Austin Aqua Fest powerboat races that marred the peace around the eastern reaches of the lake.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
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T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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
Another victory came later during the 1970s, when unrelenting protests in the Mexican American community ended the obnoxious Austin Aqua Fest powerboat races that marred the peace around the eastern reaches of the lake.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerboat
Noun
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Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Locals were aghast, envisioning the small lake and its surroundings being overrun by RVs, motorboats and traffic with insufficient parking.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In addition to bringing tourism, the ship offers locals bunks on the crew deck for trips between the islands that would otherwise require hours-long trips on a bumpy speedboat.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
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Colt escapes by initially driving a speedboat while facing away from the controls, evades his pursuers by zigging and zagging through the river, and then purposefully drives his boat into a floating pontoon, faking his own death via the gigantic explosion.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Fellow cruisers may flock to grand museums and historic sites, but surprises await those who ditch the pack.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tensions building between Ray J and Princess Love amid their ongoing divorce proceedings exploded into a heated exchange in Los Angeles this week, briefly landing the R&B crooner in the back of a cop cruiser.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Powerboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerboat. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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