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View synonyms for speedboat

speedboat

[ speed-boht ]

noun

  1. a motorboat designed for high speeds.


speedboat

/ ˈspiːdˌbəʊt /

noun

  1. a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

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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.

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Footage of the incident posted online shows the speedboat circling before smashing into the ferry, which later capsized.

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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.

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A Royal Navy patrol ship has seized drugs from a semi-submerged vessel and a speedboat in the Caribbean.

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