as in yacht
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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Recent Examples of sailboat
From sailboats to luxury liners, the city offers an unforgettable cruise experience for every type of traveler.
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Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
—Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Stroll to a 17th century fortress Walk along the Quai de Rive Neuve past thousands of sailboat masts, and Fort St.-Nicolas, one of the two fortresses that mirror each other across the harbor, will appear.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How a small sailboat ended up in the courtyard, its mast jutting through an upstairs window.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
—Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Stroll to a 17th century fortress Walk along the Quai de Rive Neuve past thousands of sailboat masts, and Fort St.-Nicolas, one of the two fortresses that mirror each other across the harbor, will appear.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How a small sailboat ended up in the courtyard, its mast jutting through an upstairs window.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
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Featuring her husband, Carter Reum, also 44, and their two children, 2-year-old son Phoenix and 19-month-old daughter London, the snaps featured them enjoying meals on their yacht, snorkeling and shopping for souvenirs.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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As for the upcoming wedding plans, the couple has already kicked off festivities with a return to Bezos’s yacht Koru for a foam party in Croatia.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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It can be transported via pipeline or ship, stored in multiple forms and converted to energy through engines, turbines and fuel cells.—
Heather Reams,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Baltimore fired Brandon Hyde in May, parting ways with a manager who had overseen a top-to-bottom rebuild but one who couldn’t right the ship dating to midway through the 2024 season.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
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In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Salvage recovery crews in Italy slowly raised the sloop from the seabed over three days using one of Europe’s most powerful floating sea cranes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
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Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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In 1699, a French frigate called the Maurepas sank in the remote San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama, taking a massive trove of treasure down with it.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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When Iran mined the strait in 1988, a mine crippled a U.S. Navy frigate, the Samuel B. Roberts.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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