speedboat

American  

[speed-boht] / ˈspidˌboʊt /

noun

1. a motorboat designed for high speeds.

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speedboat British  

/ ˈspiːdˌbəʊt /

noun

1. a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor

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Etymology

Origin of speedboat

1910–15; speed ( def. ) + boat ( def. )

Example Sentences

Joshua and Paul were filmed racing speedboats along the Miami River on Sunday, laughing and waving as the skyline slid past behind them.

From BBC

Some of those new technologies were on display, from a remote-controlled speedboat, zipping about in the harbour, to a mock-up of Proteus, the navy's first pilotless helicopter.

From BBC

Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.

From Los Angeles Times

"Germany is not a speedboat, Germany is a large ship," he told an event hosted by the BDA employers' association.

From Barron's

Just hours earlier, another ship in the same area was approached by a small speedboat but managed to evade it.

From BBC