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Autoboats

Scope note

Speedboats with a light hull and equipped with one or more marine engines. Built primarily between 1900-1910, the name "autoboat" originated in France, where the first high-speed motorboats had automobile engines.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262907

Broader Terms used

speedboats

Equivalent Terms used

autoboat

Created

12yrs ago

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