: 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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Just beyond the beach, dusty trails snake through pine-scented forest—while sleek sailboats idle offshore, their gleaming hulls casting lazy, flickering shadows on the sandy sea floor.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Ari, a rising fifth grader at Lehrman Community Day School in Miami Beach, died last Wednesday after a barge crashed into a sailboat carrying Miami Yacht Club summer campers off Miami Beach, according to her online obituary.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
All six people on the sailboat were pulled from the water after the barge struck the sailboat at 11:30 a.m. on July 28 in Biscayne Bay, and four children were rushed to a hospital.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Miami sailboat crash: 2 dead after sailboat and barge collide off Miami Beach, authorities say
7-year-old, 13-year-old died in crash
Six people were in the water after the crash, the Coast Guard said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Ari, a rising fifth grader at Lehrman Community Day School in Miami Beach, died last Wednesday after a barge crashed into a sailboat carrying Miami Yacht Club summer campers off Miami Beach, according to her online obituary.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
All six people on the sailboat were pulled from the water after the barge struck the sailboat at 11:30 a.m. on July 28 in Biscayne Bay, and four children were rushed to a hospital.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Miami sailboat crash: 2 dead after sailboat and barge collide off Miami Beach, authorities say
7-year-old, 13-year-old died in crash
Six people were in the water after the crash, the Coast Guard said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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