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MOTORBOAT

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MOTORBOAT (noun)
  The noun MOTORBOAT has 1 sense:

1. a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

  Familiarity information: MOTORBOAT used as a noun is very rare.


MOTORBOAT (verb)
  The verb MOTORBOAT has 1 sense:

1. ride in a motorboat

  Familiarity information: MOTORBOAT used as a verb is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MOTORBOAT (noun)


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Meaning:

A boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

motorboat; powerboat

Hypernyms ("motorboat" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Meronyms (parts of "motorboat"):

helm (steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)

ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)

windscreen; windshield (transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motorboat"):

cabin cruiser; cruiser; pleasure boat; pleasure craft (a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board)

launch (a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck)

outboard; outboard motorboat (a motorboat with an outboard motor)

speedboat (a fast motorboat)

scooter; sea scooter; water scooter (a motorboat resembling a motor scooter)


MOTORBOAT (verb)


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Meaning:

Ride in a motorboat

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "motorboat" is one way to...):

boat (ride in a boat on water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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