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sailboat

[seyl-boht] / ˈseɪlˌboʊt /
NOUN
a boat propelled with wind by sailcloth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
catamaran craft cutter schooner ship skiff sloop vessel yacht
STRONG
Sunfish bark brig brigantine clipper dory galleon galley jack ketch pinnace windjammer yawl
WEAK
gaff-rigged sailboat ragboat tall ship wooden boat

Example Sentences

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In the coming days, the sailboat plans to leave the four men behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and eight, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

On the front of the postcard you can see our workboat Nemo and our sailboat Fonn, where we live.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Legally speaking, this makes owning a mobile home more akin to owning a motorcycle or sailboat than a single-family home.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2025

FAR, FAR OUT in the ocean, a sailboat drifted.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr