: a boat usually propelled by sail
Examples of sailboat in a Sentence
we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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The sailboat, carrying five girl campers and a 19-year-old female camp counselor, was among the first boats to leave the Miami Yacht Club’s dock near the MacArthur Causeway and head east toward Hibiscus Island in Biscayne Bay, according to the suit.
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Milena Malaver, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Like sailboats, ice boats are wind-powered, but sit upon three ice blades.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Bill goes into flow chopping onions for dinner, Dave on his sailboat with a good breeze.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
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Milena Malaver, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Like sailboats, ice boats are wind-powered, but sit upon three ice blades.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Bill goes into flow chopping onions for dinner, Dave on his sailboat with a good breeze.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sailboat
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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