Thesaurus results for SAILBOAT

sailboat

noun

ˈsāl-ˌbōt

Definition of sailboat

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 Coast Guard did not say what caused the sailboat to run aground. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Readers are whisked away to Jamaica and the Hebrides, the post-apocalyptic future and the medieval past, university lecture halls and modest sailboats. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 So beautiful, Biggart might have taken his sailboat out from Chelsea Piers. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 The film takes its name from the sailboat whose crew in a 1995 runup to the America’s Cup was made up nearly entirely by women. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sailboat

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Noun

The yacht will be transported from Royal Huisman’s newbuild facility in Vollenhove to the shipyard’s deepwater location near Amsterdam in November, where she will be launched before the stepping of her towering Rondal carbon mast and matching boom.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Co-starring Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz, the film from director Marc Webb revolves around a private-yacht bartender (Cline) who encounters a mysterious, onboard guest (Depp).

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of yacht

Noun

Compact quantum systems offer the potential to replace bulky antennas, especially aboard military ships and aircraft with limited space.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
The Oktoberfest vibes continued throughout the ship with more live music, and the pumpkin beer never stopped flowing.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

As the Michigan reached the rapids, the old schooner crashed against the rocks, snapping its masts as water rushed into the hull.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
In 1861, the first naval engagement since the start of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of schooner

Noun

The new 280-footer, currently known as Project 410, will become the world’s largest sloop upon launch.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloop

Noun

On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Our little aluminum dinghy drifted too close to a herd of hippos, and the dominant male glowered at us before disappearing menacingly below the surface.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinghy

Noun

Those platforms include destroyers, aircraft carriers, amphibious ships, and frigates.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
In a separate incident Tuesday, Denmark said a Russian frigate fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter conducting routine surveillance over the Baltic Sea.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of frigate

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