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motorboat

[ moh-ter-boht ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌboʊt /
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noun

a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.

verb (used without object)

to travel in or operate a motorboat: to motorboat from Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard.

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Nearby words

motor-minded, motor-mouth, motorable, motorbicycle, motorbike, motorboat, motorboating, motorbus, motorcade, motorcar, motorcoach

Origin of motorboat

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + boat
Related formsmo·tor·boat·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for motor-boat

motorboat

/ (ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt) /

noun

any boat powered by a 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

Word Origin and History for motor-boat

motor-boat

n.

also motorboat, 1902, from motor (n.) + boat (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper