speedboat

noun

speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast launch or motorboat
speedboating noun

Examples of speedboat in a Sentence

speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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In the video, two people are on a speedboat jetting through the pond as a shark slowly swims near them. Charna Flam, People.com, 28 May 2025 Six Senses Yao Noi Six Senses Yao Noi is a five-star luxury resort on Yao Noi Island in Phang Nga Bay between Phuket and Krabi, only a 45-minute speedboat ride from Phuket. Emese MacZko, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Crowds came out in helicopters and speedboats and the family car. Joseph B. Treaster, New York Times, 7 May 2025 Think of your business as a speedboat, not a cruise ship. Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speedboat

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of speedboat was in 1911

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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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speedboat

noun
speed·​boat ˈspēd-ˌbōt How to pronounce speedboat (audio)
: a fast motorboat

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