cigarette boat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Canada, US) A small, fast boat with a planing hull used to smuggle cigarettes to avoid taxation.
MICHAELA: You're not a mobster, Ethan! You're not gonna run drugs back and forth to South America in your cigarette boat!
2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 55:
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A powerboat of the type similar to a vessel that is used to smuggle cigarettes.
Near-synonym: speedboat
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cigarette-boat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cigarette boats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hypernyms
powerboat · boat · powerboat · boat · vessel · vessel · go-fast boat