motorboat

[ moh-ter-boht ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌboʊt /

a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.

to travel in or operate a motorboat: to motorboat from Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard.

Origin of motorboat

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + boat

mo·tor·boat·er, noun

“My father called us ‘The Lucky Seven,’ and we had a 24-foot motorboat by that name,” says Mark Shriver, the fourth child.

Mark Shriver Talks About His Family, the Kennedys, and Writing About His Dad’s Decline |Lloyd Grove |June 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It is not easy for a common man in Africa to afford a motorboat with an 80-horsepower engine.

The Pirate Whisperer |Shaun Assael |February 5, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
To make the Aspinwall lock on schedule time is always cause for joy by the humble owner of a motorboat.

Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal |John Pryor Cowan
The boys shot the skiff in beside the motorboat and helped the girls aboard.

The Corner House Girls Under Canvas |Grace Brooks Hill

The motorboat, which had been well crated up, was to go by freight.

Tom Fairfield in Camp |Allen Chapman
A motorboat engine would scare every swordfish within a league of the Banksso he says.

The Corner House Girls Under Canvas |Grace Brooks Hill
With no hesitation, he went to the motorboat and began filling the tank with gasoline.

Saboteurs on the River |Mildred A. Wirt

motorboat

/ (ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt) /