powerboat

[ pou-er-boht ]

/ ˈpaʊ ərˌboʊt /

a boat propelled by mechanical power.

motorboat.

Origin of powerboat

First recorded in 1905–10; power + boat

pow·er·boat·ing, noun

I think thats what is meant, assented the pilot and engineer of the powerboat the boys had chartered.

Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube |Louis Arundel
They say sometimes freight is carried up this river with a powerboat.

Young Alaskans in the Far North |Emerson Hough
All day long the powerboat kept constantly moving down the reaches of the Danube River.

Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube |Louis Arundel
Having seen the exquisite dragged aboard the Duchess, most of the girls on the other powerboat gave their attention to the dog.

The Girls of Central High in Camp |Gertrude W. Morrison

When the assistant worker arrived the two of them began to overhaul the engine of the powerboat.

Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube |Louis Arundel

powerboat

/ (ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt) /

a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor