speedboat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of speedboat
1910–15; speed ( def. ) + boat ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A ragtag group took to the Straits of Florida on a speedboat, wanting to spark a rebellion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Ten of them this past week boarded a speedboat for what one of them told relatives was a fishing trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
As for Tuesday's fatal incident, near Chios, much of the Greek media has been amplifying the story that the migrant speedboat was manoeuvring dangerously and would not stop.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
They arrived by speedboat, opening up a Fof foam on the water, leaving behind a rainbow film of gasoline.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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