: a boat usually propelled by sail
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we were stuck in the sailboat for an hour until the wind came up and we could move again
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This desk can provide everything From snorkeling to sailboats, and all non-motorized water sports are free to guests.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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
The feeling under way is similar to being on a very fast sailboat.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Among them is the world's largest sailboat, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
—Nathan Smith, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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
The feeling under way is similar to being on a very fast sailboat.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Among them is the world's largest sailboat, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
—Nathan Smith, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailboat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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sailboat
noun
sail·boat
ˈsā(ə)l-ˌbōt 
: a boat equipped with sails
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