Used in a Sentence

motorboat

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for motorboat.

Editorial note

My teacher in sailing/motorboat school always said that they can spot the accident minutes before it happens.

Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To ride in a motorboat.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of motorboat gathered in one view.

verb

To ride in a motorboat.

noun

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

verb

(slang, transitive) To press one's face into or between (something else).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for motorboat.

verb

To ride in a motorboat.

noun

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

verb

(slang, transitive) To press one's face into or between (something else).

verb

(slang, intransitive, transitive) To press or bury one's face between the breasts of a woman; to press or bury one's face between the breasts of a woman and shake one's head, hum, or vibrate one's lips in imitation of a motorboat engine's sound.

Example sentences

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My teacher in sailing/motorboat school always said that they can spot the accident minutes before it happens.

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I remember having a similar feeling the first time I sailed versus riding in a motorboat.

3

From motorboat racing to forced sterilization in just a couple of decades.

4

Drunk motorboat enthusiasts suspected - no trace of hybrid warfare..

5

I wanted clarification because the colloquial term for mechanically powered boats is 'motorboat'.

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It's pretty moronic to swim in ice water, but if your motorboat sinks halfway across the English channel, you do your best to get back to shore.

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Five minutes by motorboat in clear weather ought to be at least manageable even if the motor's out and the weather's terrible, so long as you've got paddles.

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Twin engine motorboat is also very nice.

9

Alongside motorworks there are countless others: motorcycle, motorboat, motorway, motorhome, motel (hotel that you motor to), motor oil, motor mounts, etc.

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Where I lived all this summer the only transport infrastructure that was available for the last 80 years since the reservoir dam was completed was an old diesel tractor and an equally old motorboat with an evil 2T outboard, or a 3 km walk to a pier that was being visited by a 1957-built ferry twice a day, if it did not break down.

Quote examples

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So strike the word "silent" for "a lot quieter than a motorboat."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use motorboat in a sentence?

My teacher in sailing/motorboat school always said that they can spot the accident minutes before it happens.

What does motorboat mean?

To ride in a motorboat.

What part of speech is motorboat?

motorboat is commonly used as verb, noun.