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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMotorboat
/ˈmoʊ.tərˌboʊt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A watercraft propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
"They took the motorboat across the lake to reach the secluded cabin."
- 1
To travel or navigate in a motorboat.
"We spent the afternoon motorboating along the winding coastline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a late 19th-century compound combining 'motor', derived from Latin 'motor' (mover), and 'boat', from Old English 'bāt'. It emerged with the invention of the internal combustion engine adapted for marine propulsion, rapidly replacing traditional oar and sail craft for leisure and utility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Motorboat" is said worldwide
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bateau à moteur
Transliteration: ba-to a mo-tœr
"Ils ont loué un bateau à moteur pour la journée."
Motorboot
Transliteration: ˈmoːtoɐˌboːt
"Das Motorboot fuhr schnell über den See."
motoscafo
Transliteration: mo-to-ˈska-fo
"Hanno guidato il motoscafo lungo la costa."
lancha a motor
Transliteration: ˈlantʃa a moˈtoɾ
"Navegaron en lancha a motor por el río."
lancha
Transliteration: ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ
"Eles passearam de lancha na baía."
मोटरबोट
Transliteration: motorbota
"वे झील में मोटरबोट चला रहे थे।"
摩托艇
Transliteration: mótuōtǐng
"他们在湖面上开着摩托艇。"
모터보트
Transliteration: moteoboteu
"우리는 호수에서 모터보트를 탔습니다."
モーターボート
Transliteration: mōtābōto
"彼らはモーターボートで湖を渡った。"
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