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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

powerboat

(ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt)

(Nautical Terms) a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mo•tor•boat

(ˈmoʊ tərˌboʊt)

n.

1. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.

v.i.

2. to travel in or operate a motorboat.

[1900–05]

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Noun

powerboat - a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

motorboat

boat - a small vessel for travel on water

cabin cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft, cruiser - a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board

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

internal-combustion engine, ICE - 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

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

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

Translations

powerboat

[ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt] N → lancha f a motor, motora f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

powerboat

[ˈpaʊə^rbəʊt] n (British) → hors-bord mpower breakfast n → petit-déjeuner m d'affaires (avec un ou des interlocuteurs influents)power broker n → homme m d'influence (dans les coulisses de la politique ou des affaires)power cable n → câble m électriquepower cut n (British) → coupure f de courantpower dressing n tenue élégante, sobre et sévère adoptée par certains cadrespower drill n → perceuse f électrique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

powerboat

[ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt] n (Brit) → motobarca, imbarcazione f a motore

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today expressed support for Labuan's desire to become an international water sports hub with the organisation of the Powerboat P1 World Cup.

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Yanbu, Rajab 07, 1438, April 04, 2017, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia placed first in the preliminary race for the World Offshore Powerboat Championship, which began yesterday in the city of Yanbu.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Places First in World Offshore Powerboat Championship Preliminary Race

There will be no respite, after some of the world's finest offshore racers have battled it out for supremacy off the Abu Dhabi Breakwater and Corniche, as the club will then switch its attentions to hosting the four-day UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, one of the sport's most prestigious racing series', from November 22-25.

ADIMSC gears up for frenetic month of powerboat racing

THEY hadn't planned on floating over the finishing line, but when this brother and sister's powerboat gear box blew up just 50 metres from the end of the race they relied on the current and some luck to see them through.

SPEEDBOAT SIBLINGS SCORE SILVER MEDAL; ...despite their gear box blowing and floating over the finishing line

KUWAIT, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti powerboat racer Youssef Al-Rubayan came fourth in the time race, but finished third in the overall standing at the wrapping-up of the fourth round of the F1 Powerboat World Championship in China's Liuzhou City between October 1-2.

Kuwait's Rubayan finishes third in F1 powerboat championship

DISADVANTAGED teenagers have given the thumbs up to a new powerboat bought so they can experience life on the ocean waves.

Boat comes in FORTYNE youth trust

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