Meaning
motorboat
- A small fast boat powered by an engine.
In a sentence
Abbiamo fatto un giro sul lago con un motoscafo a noleggio.
We took a tour on the lake with a rented motorboat.
A Venezia molti residenti si spostano in motoscafo.
In Venice, many residents get around by motorboat.
Il motoscafo sfrecciava veloce sulle onde del mare.
The motorboat sped quickly over the sea waves.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| motoscafo | masculine · singular |
| motoscafi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Compound word from 'moto' (engine/motor) and 'scafo' (hull).
- Very common when referring to transport in cities like Venice or on Italian lakes.