: a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam
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Examples of catboat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThose 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 At the Seafire, everything from nautical motif chairs upholstered in international flags to a traditional wooden Cayman catboat and prints from local pop artist Dready are found beneath the lobby’s 20-foot ceiling, grounded by natural materials, like weathered wood and polished coral stone.—Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 In the latter, white children steer a catboat heeling at a rakish angle.—Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2022 Save time to get on the water; there are steamboat and sailboat cruises, catboat tours and harbor rides on the museum’s launch boat.—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019 Don’t miss Sprite, a catboat built in 1859 that’s thought to be the oldest existing private yacht in the United States.—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
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