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English
Etymology
From speed + boat.
Pronunciation
Noun
speedboat (plural speedboats)
- A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people).
- Hypernyms: powerboat, < boat; < vessel
- Hyponyms: go-fast boat, cigarette boat, rum-runner
- A boat designed and built for racing.
- Hypernyms: powerboat, < boat; < vessel
- Hyponyms: go-fast boat, cigarette boat, rum-runner
- A boat used for waterskiing.
Translations
Verb
speedboat (third-person singular simple present speedboats, present participle speedboating, simple past and past participle speedboated)
- (intransitive) To travel by speedboat.