keelboats

noun

plural of keelboat
as in sloops

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  1. yachts
  2. cutters
  3. frigates
  4. galleons
  5. sailboats
  6. dinghies
  7. sharpies
Noun
  • Millions more went to charters of luxury jets and yachts, motorsport firms and purchases at luxury retailers in Europe.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The main deck has neither a forward owner’s suite nor a formal salon—as is typical for most yachts in the category—but rather one expansive social space with a spacious central lounge that flows to the aft cockpit and exterior deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of yachts
Noun
  • Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But actually, Peacock was also finding new audiences, like cord cutters or people who maybe didn’t grow up watching NBC or some of our cable networks.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • Participating forces included the frigates Cristóbal Colón and Navarra, the support vessel Carnota, the patrol vessel Relámpago, and a mine-countermeasures diving unit.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of frigates
Noun
  • Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of galleons
Noun
  • Often called Miami’s oldest neighborhood, Coconut Grove sits on Biscayne Bay just south of downtown, with historic waterfront estates, a dense tree canopy, sailboats anchored offshore and restaurants within walking distance.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This past week, activists associated with the Global Sumud Flotilla used three sailboats to confront the Sunaid X, a vessel that local unions identified as supplying the American military installation at Sigonella, Sicily.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailboats
Noun
  • The arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers across the English Channel in dinghies each year has kept the subject high up the political agenda.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers across the English Channel in dinghies each year has kept the subject high on the political agenda.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dinghies
Noun
  • There were no balloons or photo ops with fake paper and sharpies and ceremonial hoopla.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
Definition of sharpies
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