: 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 biggest difference in terms of experience is that the catamarans are better party boats while monohulls are better sailboats.
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Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In the brief clip, a rescuer can be seen getting lowered into the water before swimming over to the disabled sailboat, where the man and dog were waiting.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Order a dozen oysters with a bottle of bubbly and watch the sailboats and mega-yachts pass by all afternoon.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
The Hercules crew was unable to establish direct communication with the woman but observed her lighting two distress flares and the sailboat drifting and taking waves over the beam, the Coast Guard said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In the brief clip, a rescuer can be seen getting lowered into the water before swimming over to the disabled sailboat, where the man and dog were waiting.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Order a dozen oysters with a bottle of bubbly and watch the sailboats and mega-yachts pass by all afternoon.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
The Hercules crew was unable to establish direct communication with the woman but observed her lighting two distress flares and the sailboat drifting and taking waves over the beam, the Coast Guard said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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