sailboat

noun

ˈsāl-ˌbōt How to pronounce sailboat (audio)
Definition of sailboatnext
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 The sailboat the children were aboard, meanwhile, had stalled after losing wind and was in the path of the barge — which Insua failed to see because no one aboard had been assigned as a lookout. — Bethany Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Authorities also said Fischer may have alternated between living aboard the sailboat and staying on shore during his years as a fugitive. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 They were trapped underneath the barge and tangled in the wreckage of the sailboat and drowned. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Last week, he was arrested on board a 56-foot sailboat off the coast of New Jersey. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sailboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
  1. yacht
  2. ship
  3. schooner
  4. sloop
  5. dinghy
  6. frigate
Noun
  • Its marina platform, which transforms the back of the yacht into an epic sea-level escape.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Engle then diverted the money to personal purchases, including a yacht, vehicles, jewelry, and other luxury items, authorities said.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • All five ships crossed through an Iranian route, the Kpler data showed.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
  • One fishing vessel on view recalls the grisly story of Howard Blackburn, a Gloucester fisherman who went out as part of a big schooner to the Grand Banks.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • 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.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • According to the officials, Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar was dispatched to the area where contact with the aircraft was lost.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Definition of frigate

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