: 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 two planned to transport firearms, ammunition and explosives by sailboat, according to the indictment.
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and 8, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The Koru—which is undeniably massive—has a very classic look to it, reminiscent of (an albeit, very large) sailboat.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and 8, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The Koru—which is undeniably massive—has a very classic look to it, reminiscent of (an albeit, very large) sailboat.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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 26 Nov. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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