: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Pirsig used his royalties from the book to buy a 30-foot, $60,000 sailboat named Arete.
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Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
To collect fresh data, Dr. Boucek, 39, who lives on a sailboat in Marathon, in the Middle Keys, goes out on a boat every few days to check on sensors.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Get a good view of the hillside town, as well as sailboats and kayakers while strolling across the Boothbay Harbor Footbridge or or relaxing on the rocky beaches at Barrett's Park.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
And the 19-year-old American woman Cole Brauer (who’s currently in second place) is way more than just another sailboat racer.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Boating education is mandatory for anyone of legal age to operate a motorboat or sailboat who was born after 1985.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
Play a game of beach volleyball; splash in the aquamarine water; take out a mini sailboat; or just find a perch, lay a beach towel, and take in the view.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2023
So the sailboat remains anchored, a blue tarp pulled taut over its deck.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
The alligator attack in Lake County came on the same day as an apparent crocodile attack in southern Florida after a 68-year-old man capsized his sailboat during the incident in Flamingo Marina.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
To collect fresh data, Dr. Boucek, 39, who lives on a sailboat in Marathon, in the Middle Keys, goes out on a boat every few days to check on sensors.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Get a good view of the hillside town, as well as sailboats and kayakers while strolling across the Boothbay Harbor Footbridge or or relaxing on the rocky beaches at Barrett's Park.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
And the 19-year-old American woman Cole Brauer (who’s currently in second place) is way more than just another sailboat racer.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Boating education is mandatory for anyone of legal age to operate a motorboat or sailboat who was born after 1985.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
Play a game of beach volleyball; splash in the aquamarine water; take out a mini sailboat; or just find a perch, lay a beach towel, and take in the view.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2023
So the sailboat remains anchored, a blue tarp pulled taut over its deck.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
The alligator attack in Lake County came on the same day as an apparent crocodile attack in southern Florida after a 68-year-old man capsized his sailboat during the incident in Flamingo Marina.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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