: 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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Here in Michigan, Bayview Yacht Club launched its first sailboat race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
A day after almost 120 people from Haiti arrived in Key West on a migrant sailboat, a small group of Haitians landed on the shores of a gated community about 120 miles away at the opposite end of the Florida Keys, according to local police and federal agents.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
At the time, offshore sailboat racing was dominated by wealthy sailors and million-dollar yachts.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Pride Sets Sail to Benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute Classic Harbor Line, which offers sailboat tours leaving from Chelsea Piers, has teamed up with the Hetrick-Martin Institute.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 24 June 2024
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
A day after almost 120 people from Haiti arrived in Key West on a migrant sailboat, a small group of Haitians landed on the shores of a gated community about 120 miles away at the opposite end of the Florida Keys, according to local police and federal agents.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
At the time, offshore sailboat racing was dominated by wealthy sailors and million-dollar yachts.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Pride Sets Sail to Benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute Classic Harbor Line, which offers sailboat tours leaving from Chelsea Piers, has teamed up with the Hetrick-Martin Institute.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 24 June 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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