motorboat
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verb (used without object)
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Three months ago, the only thing John Tortorella planned to do in the spring was purchase a 24-foot motorboat to take his grandchildren fishing in Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
This summer, Carle has continued his research at night, setting out in a motorboat on Mono Lake to catch phalaropes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
A local fisherman, Giuseppe, told Reuters he was on board a motorboat when he saw "mats and T-shirts floating in the sea".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
He picked up Alvin and Beulah, cradling them one by one into the motorboat.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
Required to be registered are motorboats and sailboats longer than 8 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Its gray skin was covered with blotches of green-and-brown algae, and scars from years of encounters with motorboats crisscrossed its back.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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