: a boat usually propelled by sail
Examples of sailboat in a Sentence
we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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The men watched the top of the sailboat’s mast disappear beneath the swells.
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Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Reports of aggressive encounters between orcas and sailboats in the Iberian coast off of Europe began in 2020, according to Maritime Executive, and the incidents have ramped up since then.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
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Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Reports of aggressive encounters between orcas and sailboats in the Iberian coast off of Europe began in 2020, according to Maritime Executive, and the incidents have ramped up since then.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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