Thesaurus results for SAILBOATS

sailboats

noun

plural of sailboat

as in yachts

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 sailboats In Connecticut, all boats with motors — regardless of length — and all sailboats powered by sail alone — 19 1/2 feet or longer — must be registered before launching, according to officials. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026 Historic sailboats bob on the water. —

Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026 The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand. —

Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026 Set the scene Nearly all guests arrive the most comfortable way, connecting through San Juan on a Tradewind Aviation prop plane to Tortola's Beef Island, a 90-minute ride low enough to count the sailboats moored off Virgin Gorda. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026 Save-the-dates inspired by lakeshores, sailboats, sunsets, and beach grass are especially popular for summer weddings. —

Craig Lebrau, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina. —

Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Like sailboats, ice boats are wind-powered, but sit upon three ice blades. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026 Along the western edge of the Netherlands, where long stretches of blue sea meet shores painted with pine trees, windmills, and sailboats, lies Domburg—a 16th-century village in the maritime province of Zeeland. —

Katherine McGrath, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026

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Four Seasons 1 officially joins the small but growing world of residential yachts that include the three Ritz-Carlton vessels—Evrima, Ilma, and Luminara—that have been under way for at least a year, and the field will soon include offerings from Aman and Orient Express.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Robinhood, which was founded on the idea of democratizing access to investing, has always played on the popular resentment of wealthy investor-insider types who might be partying on yachts with Tenev today.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026