powerboatingn.
/ˈpaʊəˌbəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌboʊdɪŋ/ The use of a powerboat; travel by powerboat.
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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > boating > in specific type of boat
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1906 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 7 June 1/2 The enforcement of such laws as will promote power boating on the upper Delaware.
1979 Washington Post 25 May 44 It seems unlikely that American-Style powerboating can long survive both inflation and the energy crisis.
2000 Sportsboat & Waterski Internat. 5 11/1 New bylaws will stop fast power boating and activities such as waterskiing and jetskiing on Windermere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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