motorboat
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motorboats
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verb (used without object)
noun
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During this year’s “crafting season,” he bought a 12-foot motorboat for $1,000 and transformed it by adding his own roof and a working wood stove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
All that cargo, plus the residents—many of them elderly, ailing, or pregnant—had to be lifted from a motorboat to the deck of the Warrior.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
“We went to supper at New Clairmont and then everyone went out in the big motorboat to see the Vineyard fireworks.”
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
Slater likens it to those who enjoy sailing more than motorboats.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
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
Mirren’s hand, her chipped gold nail polish, holding a jug of gas for the motorboats.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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