motorboat
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motorboats
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verb (used without object)
noun
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"This whole area was a pond - it was deep enough to take a motorboat fortunately," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
On an adjacent island facing Setouchi are small disused bases that launched shinyo suicide motorboat attacks on Allied forces in World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Adrienne Vaughan, 45, the head of the US branch of Bloomsbury publishing house, died after she was flung from the motorboat in the holiday hotspot in southern Italy in August 2023.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
On a recent morning, Miller steered a motorboat to the islands where gulls nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
Next day Mirren and I take the small motorboat to Edgar- town without permission.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Security was visibly heightened at the event, with police cruising the canals in motorboats.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
In Miami, McCartney’s photos burst into Kodachrome color and the newly minted celebrities seem to bloom in glamorous new surroundings: lounging poolside, sipping scotch and riding around in motorboats.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
In the weekend’s signature hydroplane racing event, motorboats can reach speeds faster than 200 mph, and daredevils can watch competitors whoosh by from the Log Boom, where spectator boats are tied to anchored logs.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
The vast majority of the attacks were on sailboats or catamarans, with a handful involving fishing boats and motorboats.
From Scientific American ● May 24, 2023
Where streets should have been, green canals etched their way through the neighborhoods, each one jammed with motorboats.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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