speedboat


speed·boat

noun \-ˌbōt\

Definition of SPEEDBOAT

: a fast launch or motorboat
speed·boat·ing \-ˌbō-tiŋ\ noun

Examples of SPEEDBOAT

  1. <speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline>

First Known Use of SPEEDBOAT

1911

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