as in yacht
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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Recent Examples of sailboat
In a video shared by the Coast Guard, the sailboat can be seen being battered by strong winds as the rescue team approach the vessel.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Butcher Boy sailboat: Built 1902, acquired 1971; 40 feet long.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
For reference, the fiberglass used in sailboat hulls is typically only about 1 cm thick (0.4 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Her crew of 14 had been at sea for weeks aboard an open-air, double-hulled sailboat.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Butcher Boy sailboat: Built 1902, acquired 1971; 40 feet long.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
For reference, the fiberglass used in sailboat hulls is typically only about 1 cm thick (0.4 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Her crew of 14 had been at sea for weeks aboard an open-air, double-hulled sailboat.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
Noun
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The move makes the yacht’s interior volume, already considerable at 500 gross tons, feel significantly larger.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lochlan and Saxon swapped swim trunks coming off the yacht.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Nimitz replaced sister ship USS Carl Vinson as the latter was retasked by the Pentagon from the region to the Middle East.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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McPherson preached aboard the ship, and its passengers, spellbound by her blossoming charisma and moved by her plight, gathered just enough funds to buy the young widow and her baby train tickets to New York City, where Minnie would meet them in the fall of 1910.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The British Royal Navy's frigate also launched a Merlin helicopter from 814 Naval Air Squadron to ascertain valuable information aerially.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Taiwan's Pan Chao frigate (PFG2-1108) monitors PLAN Siming Shan Type 071 LPD (986) and Qiandaohu Type 903 replenishment ship (886).—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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