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speedboat

[speed-boht] / ˈspidˌboʊt /
NOUN
racing boat
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Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

He is quoted by VnExpress as saying that the speedboat may have capsized due to heavy winds and high waves.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

More than 60% of those fast-attack craft and speedboat vessels remain intact and continue to pose a threat, according to Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

“We can tell you it’s a tanker, it’s a fishing vessel, it’s a speedboat, it’s a sailing boat,” said Zack Spica, a University of Michigan assistant professor who co-founded Lumetec, which is selling the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

He drifted along with the grannies, pulling his oar slowly through the inky water while his heart raced like a speedboat motor.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

In addition to a metal fence and a floating barrier installed earlier this week, Morocco had dispatched army officers, navy speedboats and drones to the border on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Often, the group used a fleet of high-powered speedboats to conduct rapid maritime operations.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

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

He and his sister mimic the Frenchman’s experiments; they make speedboats out of matchsticks and magnets out of sewing needles.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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