: 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 pair had apparently gone missing a few hours earlier from a 34-foot sailboat in the channel between Catalina Island and the mainland, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
View the latest sailboats, catamarans, sailing accessories.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The sailboats in the force ranged from day cruisers to 150-foot racing yachts.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
There were a total of 132 people on the sailboat, the Coast Guard said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
View the latest sailboats, catamarans, sailing accessories.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The sailboats in the force ranged from day cruisers to 150-foot racing yachts.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
There were a total of 132 people on the sailboat, the Coast Guard said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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