: a boat usually propelled by sail
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we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
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Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Stroll to a 17th century fortress Walk along the Quai de Rive Neuve past thousands of sailboat masts, and Fort St.-Nicolas, one of the two fortresses that mirror each other across the harbor, will appear.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How a small sailboat ended up in the courtyard, its mast jutting through an upstairs window.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
Enjoy some hairy onboard footage as this alien spaceship of a sailboat records the second-fastest speed in history.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
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Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Stroll to a 17th century fortress Walk along the Quai de Rive Neuve past thousands of sailboat masts, and Fort St.-Nicolas, one of the two fortresses that mirror each other across the harbor, will appear.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How a small sailboat ended up in the courtyard, its mast jutting through an upstairs window.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
Enjoy some hairy onboard footage as this alien spaceship of a sailboat records the second-fastest speed in history.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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