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speedboat

speed·boat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [speed-boht]
    • /ˈspidˌboʊt/
    • /ˈspiːd.bəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speed-boht]
    • /ˈspidˌboʊt/

Definitions of speedboat word

  • noun speedboat a motorboat designed for high speeds. 1
  • noun speedboat motor-powered boat 1
  • countable noun speedboat A speedboat is a boat that can go very fast because it has a powerful engine. 0
  • noun speedboat a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor 0
  • noun speedboat a motorboat built for speed 0

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Origin of speedboat

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; speed boat + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Speedboat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

speedboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

speedboat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for speedboat

noun speedboat

  • hydrofoil — Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
  • hydroplane — a seaplane.

Top questions with speedboat

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