speedboat

[ speed-boht ]

/ ˈspidˌboʊt /

a motorboat designed for high speeds.

Origin of speedboat

1910–15; speed boat + -ing¹

Speedboat and Pitch Dark have recently been reissued in handsome editions by the New York Review of Books.

Renata Adler, Poet of a Chaotic Generation |Jen Vafidis |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Brosnan is effortlessly dashing as he pilots a speedboat in a high-speed chase on the Thames River in London.

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A successful challenger is a speedboat, nimble and opportunistic.

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The speedboat has not been identified, something the British defense ministry stressed when asked about the encounter.

Shocking Gulf Firefight Caught on Tape |Michael Adler |July 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

India, as the residents of Mumbai know all too well, is only an hour or two away by speedboat.

A New Threat from Pakistan |Tunku Varadarajan |August 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Dismissing the matter, the island owner filled his speedboat to capacity and pulled away.

Dan Carter and the River Camp |Mildred A. Wirt
The speedboat was making slow progress, barely staggering along in its battle against the wind and waves.

Helen in the Editor's Chair |Ruthe S. Wheeler
The speedboat slowed down, turned in a wide and heeling circle, and ranged up alongside the launch at the gangway.

Dutch Courage and Other Stories |Jack London
They were making good time, even though the slapping of the speedboat over the rough water was giving them a bad jouncing.

Smugglers' Reef |John Blaine
He floated out of the building and let himself down on the cushions in the rear of his speedboat.

The Weakling |Everett B. Cole

speedboat

/ (ˈspiːdˌbəʊt) /

a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor