: 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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Tucked into the waterfront of the beloved oceanside town of Bar Harbor, West Street Hotel boasts lavish guest rooms with striking views of meandering sailboats and the craggy Atlantic coast.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
In a post shared on X on Tuesday, May 5, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Hooker went missing.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
On May 5, the Coast Guard Southeast posted a photo to its X account of a sailboat and asked for the public’s help in identifying its owner.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 May 2026
According to sources close to the investigation, CGIS has launched a search to locate the owner of a sailboat that was moored near the sailing vessel Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay that day in early April.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 5 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
In a post shared on X on Tuesday, May 5, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Hooker went missing.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
On May 5, the Coast Guard Southeast posted a photo to its X account of a sailboat and asked for the public’s help in identifying its owner.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 May 2026
According to sources close to the investigation, CGIS has launched a search to locate the owner of a sailboat that was moored near the sailing vessel Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay that day in early April.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 5 May 2026
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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