motorboat

[ moh-ter-boht ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌboʊt /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of motorboat

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + boat

Related formsmo·tor·boat·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for motorboat

“My father called us ‘The Lucky Seven,’ and we had a 24-foot motorboat by that name,” says Mark Shriver, the fourth child.
Mark Shriver Talks About His Family, the Kennedys, and Writing About His Dad’s Decline|Lloyd Grove|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is not easy for a common man in Africa to afford a motorboat with an 80-horsepower engine.
The Pirate Whisperer|Shaun Assael|February 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
To make the Aspinwall lock on schedule time is always cause for joy by the humble owner of a motorboat.
Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal|John Pryor Cowan
The boys shot the skiff in beside the motorboat and helped the girls aboard.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill

The motorboat, which had been well crated up, was to go by freight.
Tom Fairfield in Camp|Allen Chapman
A motorboat engine would scare every swordfish within a league of the Banksso he says.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill
With no hesitation, he went to the motorboat and began filling the tank with gasoline.
Saboteurs on the River|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for motorboat

motorboat

/ (ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt) /

noun

any boat powered by a motor

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