: a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engine
motorboater
ˈmō-tər-ˌbō-tər
noun
motorboating
ˈmō-tər-ˌbō-tiŋ
noun
Synonyms
powerboat
speedboat
stinkpot [slang]
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Example Sentences
motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers
Recent Examples on the WebAbove, the view while driving a motorboat past mangroves. Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Nautor’s Swan has spread its wings and started selling its first motorboat. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 This seemed wildly unlikely—drive my own motorboat without a license? Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 She was too shaken by King, who’s now being taken by motorboat to a hospital. James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 The concept of being pulled for a while in the air is bit similar to a motorboat zooming ahead of a water-skier, Kujat said. Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 July 2022 In the distance, a motorboat cuts a white line from the shore to deliver the first competitors to the site. James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 Matt Blanchard and Shawn Rosen had settled into their 18-foot motorboat, put beers on ice and waited their turn at the last functioning boat launch on this rapidly disappearing body of water. Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2022 As British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, an indigenous expert, sped up the Itaquaí River in the Amazon early on June 5, the chug of their motorboat drowned out the sound of another boat rapidly approaching from behind. Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ, 18 June 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
motorboat
noun
mo·tor·boat ˈmō-tər-ˌbōt
: an often small boat driven by a motor
motorboat
noun
as in speedboat
a boat equipped with a motor motorboats are banned on the lake because they are a hazard to swimmers