: 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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Although the official cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Coast Guard and witnesses have told The Times that the fire was inadvertently sparked by a man who crashed his sailboat into rocks on the island’s rugged south side and then fired emergency flares to signal for help.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Hookers' sailboat had previously been seized.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
In a post shared on X, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Lynette, 55, went missing.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Hookers' sailboat had previously been seized.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
In a post shared on X, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Lynette, 55, went missing.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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