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

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedboat¹

1910–15; speed ( def ) + boat ( def )

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

At the defence’s request, the judge granted permission for a video clip to be played, which appeared to show a zodiac-type speedboat sailing alongside a Japanese ship and firing a stink bomb.

From BBC

When he was detained Thursday, he was using a fake Indonesian national identity card which he received shortly after arriving in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in December after a 17-hour speedboat trip from India, said Wahyu Widada, head of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department.

From Seattle Times

The criminal cases laid bare the gravity of the threat she faced and the grisly preparations involved, including researching how to spirit Alinejad out of New York on a military-style speedboat and taking her to Venezuela, and discussing lures for getting her from her home — such as asking for flowers from the garden outside.

From Seattle Times