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[ speed-boht ] / ˈspidˌboʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR speedboat ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna motorboat designed for high speeds. Origin of speedboat1910–15; speed + boat Words nearby speedboatspeech therapy, speechway, speechwriter, speed, speedball, speedboat, speedboating, speed brake, speed bump, speed camera, speed chess Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speedboatSpeedboat and Pitch Dark have recently been reissued in handsome editions by the New York Review of Books. Renata Adler, Poet of a Chaotic Generation|Jen Vafidis|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Brosnan is effortlessly dashing as he pilots a speedboat in a high-speed chase on the Thames River in London. Best James Bond Opening Sequences: ‘Goldeneye’ & More (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST A successful challenger is a speedboat, nimble and opportunistic. Democrats Jittery Over Obama’s Sputtering 2012 Campaign|Eleanor Clift|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST The speedboat has not been identified, something the British defense ministry stressed when asked about the encounter. Shocking Gulf Firefight Caught on Tape|Michael Adler|July 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
India, as the residents of Mumbai know all too well, is only an hour or two away by speedboat. A New Threat from Pakistan|Tunku Varadarajan|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST Dismissing the matter, the island owner filled his speedboat to capacity and pulled away. Dan Carter and the River Camp|Mildred A. Wirt The speedboat was making slow progress, barely staggering along in its battle against the wind and waves. Helen in the Editor's Chair|Ruthe S. Wheeler The speedboat slowed down, turned in a wide and heeling circle, and ranged up alongside the launch at the gangway. Dutch Courage and Other Stories|Jack London They were making good time, even though the slapping of the speedboat over the rough water was giving them a bad jouncing. Smugglers' Reef|John Blaine He floated out of the building and let himself down on the cushions in the rear of his speedboat. The Weakling|Everett B. Cole
British Dictionary definitions for speedboat
nouna 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 Words related to speedboathydrofoil, hydroplane |