yawl

noun

Definition of yawlnext
as in sloop

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Recent Examples of yawl The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025 Water poured in too fast for the crew to pump it out, and the ship's captain ordered the eight-man crew onto the yawl boat. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern. — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape. — Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023 Tamara Thomsen/Zach Whitrock / AP Captain John Higgins and his crew of eight survived and reached Algoma, about 120 miles north of Milwaukee, after rowing for eight hours in the ship's yawl boat. — CBS News, 2 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawl
  1. sloop
  2. schooner
  3. ketch
  4. yacht
  5. catboat
  6. brigantine
  7. catamaran
  8. sailer
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • A couple of miles south, things were much quieter (and pricier) at Grand Banks, a schooner turned oyster bar docked at Tribeca’s Pier 25, with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Freedom Tower.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sailing yacht is a replica of the legendary 20th-century schooner Elena.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
  • And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.
    — Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Definition of ketch
Noun
  • On August 3 the father of three celebrated his 49th birthday on a lavish yacht trip with his whole family by his side.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The suspects allegedly used a yacht that set off from the German port of Rostock.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the latter, white children steer a catboat heeling at a rakish angle.
    — Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2022
Definition of catboat
Noun
  • The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of brigantine
Noun
  • Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The front cross-beam (a structure that links the hulls at the front of the boat) snapped and the catamaran collapsed into its constituent pieces, with the wingsail falling to the water.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • It’s been seven long years, but Vripack’s groundbreaking green sailer has finally hit the seas.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Larry Ellison, a competitive sailer himself, sponsored an America’s Cup team through Oracle, and SailGP was meant to bring the excitement of sailing races to an annual season, rather than an occasional novelty.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of sailer

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