MOTORBOAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does motorboat mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOTORBOAT (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

motorboat (ride in a motorboat)

• MOTORBOAT (verb)

Sense 1

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

Derivation:

motorboat (a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine)