: 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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Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
The Coast Guard did not mention what caused the sailboat to sink.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
The Coast Guard did not mention what caused the sailboat to sink.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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