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speedboat
[ speed-boht ]
noun
- a motorboat designed for high speeds.
speedboat
/ ˈspiːdˌbəʊt /
noun
- a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor
Word History and Origins
Origin of speedboat1
Example Sentences
Planes, helicopters, ships, speedboats, cars, snowmobiles and dog sleds are routinely employed to ensure ballots reach all corners of the country before the election.
At least eight people - including a child - have drowned after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea during a chase with a Greek patrol vessel.
Footage of the incident posted online shows the speedboat circling before smashing into the ferry, which later capsized.
Lebanon’s state news agency said an “unidentified military force” arrived on the beach at dawn, raided a nearby building, and captured one person before leaving by speedboat.
A Royal Navy patrol ship has seized drugs from a semi-submerged vessel and a speedboat in the Caribbean.
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