: 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 couple was headed back to their sailboat, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.
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Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Get a good view of the hillside town, as well as sailboats and kayakers, while strolling across the Boothbay Harbor Footbridge or relaxing on the rocky beaches at Barrett's Park.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
The 12 stamps include an image of the flag blowing in the wind; a baseball glove used by Jackie Robinson; a worn and weathered pickup truck; a dog; the Empire State Building; a barn; a teddy bear; a lighthouse; a racing sailboat; horses running free; a hamburger, and a Diné, or Navajo, blanket.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The operator of a tugboat pushing a barge that crashed into a summer-camp sailboat in Biscayne Bay last summer, killing three young girls, is negotiating a guilty plea with prosecutors to spare the victims’ families from a trial, his attorney told the Miami Herald on Tuesday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Get a good view of the hillside town, as well as sailboats and kayakers, while strolling across the Boothbay Harbor Footbridge or relaxing on the rocky beaches at Barrett's Park.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
The 12 stamps include an image of the flag blowing in the wind; a baseball glove used by Jackie Robinson; a worn and weathered pickup truck; a dog; the Empire State Building; a barn; a teddy bear; a lighthouse; a racing sailboat; horses running free; a hamburger, and a Diné, or Navajo, blanket.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The operator of a tugboat pushing a barge that crashed into a summer-camp sailboat in Biscayne Bay last summer, killing three young girls, is negotiating a guilty plea with prosecutors to spare the victims’ families from a trial, his attorney told the Miami Herald on Tuesday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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