sailboats

plural of sailboat

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Recent Examples of sailboats Suarez also has sought to prevent people from living on sailboats, including by calling for the removal of a dock that boaters utilized to access food and water on land. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 Grand Residences Riviera Cancun Puerto Morelos, Mexico With swimming pools, a sandy beach, and kayaks and sailboats, active families can have fun in or on the water at Grand Residences Riviera Cancun. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 Set along the shoreline of Cap d’Antibes, the restaurant features a dreamy panorama of the Mediterranean with sailboats gliding past the bay, and the Esterel Mountains rising in the distance. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 This Versailles-meets-surrealism palace hotel is set on the doorstep of the Tuileries Garden, where hotel staff can arrange for carousel rides and loaner toy sailboats. Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025 These ten red clay courts nestled in Riverside Park are fairly idyllic with unusually handsome plantings, friendly volunteers, and sailboats bobbing on the water nearby. David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025 The dining room’s glass walls look onto sailboats bobbing in the marina as the sun sets over the Atlantic. Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboats
Noun
  • Both yachts are built on Heesen’s 55m Steel platform, featuring a Fast Displacement Hull Form by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and exterior styling by Omega Architects.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For example, almost all ships don't allow irons, and while liquor isn't allowed in luggage, cruise lines often permit passengers to bring bottles of wine.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • If comfort is your priority, look for newer or refurbished ships with stabilizers, spacious cabins, multiple dining venues, and wellness facilities.
    Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While Sachsen-class AAW frigates have carried the burden of air defense, the F125s were largely kept out of high-threat zones because of their limited missile range.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to fighter jets and helicopters, the aircraft carrier can be defended by destroyers, frigates and submarines against threats in the air, at sea and underwater.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Sailboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboats. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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