as in yacht
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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Recent Examples of sailboat
While sailing through Portugal's Azores islands with friends, Hi-c met people who had built their lives around travel, living aboard sailboats and exploring some of the most remote corners of the world.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Set out on a sailboat, book a tennis lesson, breeze along biking trails, explore the boutiques, or nab tickets for concerts and festivals to make the most of retirement in this South Carolina paradise.
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Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
On Instagram, Coutts countered criticisms of the high-speed reaching start format, or that there was any need to alter the fundamental Racing Rules of Sailing, which govern the rules of the road for all forms of sailboat and yacht racing.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Set out on a sailboat, book a tennis lesson, breeze along biking trails, explore the boutiques, or nab tickets for concerts and festivals to make the most of retirement in this South Carolina paradise.
—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
On Instagram, Coutts countered criticisms of the high-speed reaching start format, or that there was any need to alter the fundamental Racing Rules of Sailing, which govern the rules of the road for all forms of sailboat and yacht racing.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
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James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water.
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But projects like the 59-foot Cigarette Tirranna performance cruiser and a range of CdM expedition yachts show the breadth of his portfolio.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Transits tripled to 93 last weekend compared with the prior comparable period, according to ship-tracking data provider MarineTraffic, but remain far below pre-war levels when more than 100 ships transited the strait each day.
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Get out on the water in a different way with Traverse Tall Ship Company, offering tours aboard the biggest tall ship on Lake Michigan, the 114-foot schooner Manitou.
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This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction.
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Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
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The drugs were thought to have been brought over by dinghy from Anzio on the mainland, police said.
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His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
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Germany has decided to acquire eight MEKO A-200 warships from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), in place of six vessels under the F126 frigate program.
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Berlin is reportedly planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, in which Rheinmetall was expected to become the lead contractor.
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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