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MOTORBOAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
Synonyms:
motorboat; powerboat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
II. (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)
