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speedboat

[speed-boht] / ˈspidˌboʊt /
NOUN
racing boat
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A video on the website shows two Sinoguards employees arriving by speedboat at a tanker in the Gulf of Oman marked with the name and logo of Cosco Shipping, a state-run Chinese shipping giant.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank, said more than 60% of the Revolutionary Guard’s fast-attack craft and speedboat fleet remains intact.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

The interior ministry said earlier that the speedboat had entered its territorial waters and was "one nautical mile off Cayo Falcones" on the country's northern coast when it was intercepted.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Then, on his back, with his tail lashing and his jaws clicking, the shark plowed over the water as a speedboat does.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

In a U.S. combat first, three unmanned speedboats attacked an Iranian submarine and ship facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

In his office, the commanding officer enlarges an image showing a swarm of speedboats carrying out such an attack.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Joshua and Paul were filmed racing speedboats along the Miami River on Sunday, laughing and waving as the skyline slid past behind them.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2025

There wasn’t a thing in the way of diversions, nowhere to buy a book or even a magazine that didn’t involve speedboats, customized cars, or guns and ammo.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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