: 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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Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
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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
Best Hotels & Resorts Loft Maré Loft Maré sits just above Praia dos Anjos, close enough for an easy walk yet elevated enough to catch views of rooftops and sailboats.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The operator simply could not stop in time, nor move out the sailboat’s way, attorney Lorenzo Palomares said following the Coast Guard’s announcement on its investigation.
—David Goodhue
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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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
Best Hotels & Resorts Loft Maré Loft Maré sits just above Praia dos Anjos, close enough for an easy walk yet elevated enough to catch views of rooftops and sailboats.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The operator simply could not stop in time, nor move out the sailboat’s way, attorney Lorenzo Palomares said following the Coast Guard’s announcement on its investigation.
—David Goodhue
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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