🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

lancha rápida

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ ˈʁa.pi.dɐ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Speedboat/ˈspiːd.bəʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles passearam de lancha rápida pela baía."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A relatively small, fast boat driven by an inboard or outboard motor, designed for high speeds on water.

    "The tourists took a thrilling ride on a powerful speedboat across the crystal-clear bay."
  2. 2

    A motorized watercraft specifically built or modified for competitive racing.

    "Engineers spent months tuning the engine of the racing speedboat for the annual championship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of the English words 'speed' (derived from Old English 'spēd', meaning success, prosperity, or haste) and 'boat' (from Old English 'bāt'). Emerging in the early 20th century with the advent of the internal combustion engine, it quickly became the standard descriptor for high-performance motorboats designed for fast water travel.

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