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
Although the official cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Coast Guard and witnesses have told The Times that the fire was inadvertently sparked by a man who crashed his sailboat into rocks on the island’s rugged south side and then fired emergency flares to signal for help.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Hookers' sailboat had previously been seized.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
In a post shared on X, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Lynette, 55, went missing.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Hookers' sailboat had previously been seized.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
In a post shared on X, the Coast Guard released two images of a sailboat, located near where Lynette, 55, went missing.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
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There are a ton of cruises out there, from the windjammer sailings in Maine’s Penobscot Bay to luxury 20-passenger yacht sailings in the Galápagos with the Relais & Chateau cruise brand Ecoventura.—
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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To top it off, the yacht serves Boat Boxes with food prepared by the team at Miss Mary Seafood.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Kpler estimated around 220 tankers and 500 ships were stranded in the Persian Gulf.—
Lou Robinson,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Mach Industries has won a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop a long-range unmanned aircraft designed to launch from austere locations and ships without large flight decks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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When the perilous search for the Northwest Passage sparked a wave of popular interest in the Arctic, Church set off by schooner in search of icebergs.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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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.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Producers like Shungu, QThree, Mike Shabb, and Elsesser himself let their legato phrases repeat ad infinitum, gently bobbing like a dinghy in agitated waters.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Russia says the crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired shots into the air after the sailboat failed to respond to warnings to change course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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