speedboating

American  

[speed-boh-ting] / ˈspidˌboʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.

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Etymology

Origin of speedboating

First recorded in 1925–30; speedboat + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In these pages, Bush — so often labeled the speedboating, fly-fishing scion of Kennebunkport — grapples with his advantages, early and late in life.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2018

The heroes would have been the rescuers--Special Forces soldiers dangling from helicopters, Jack Bauer speedboating down the Hudson--and the passengers would have been shrieking, panicking, useless.

From Time Magazine Archive

Size probably contributed as much as its location to Lake George's popularity as a venue for speedboating.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were the usual family high jinks: speedboating, bluefishing, tennis matches, horseshoes--let the games begin!--people riding around the Point on those fat-tired old bikes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winner of Amateur Class A and one of 18 drivers to finish in a field of 66 starters, was Gar Wood Jr., 16-year-old son of the famed speedboating "Silver Fox of Algonac."

From Time Magazine Archive