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
Malinowski survived Hurricane Milton aboard his sailboat after capturing national attention when TikTok creator Terrence Concannon posted a series of videos about his experience riding out Hurricane Helene.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Courtesy: SailGP The self-described Formula 1 of sailing has signed Rolex as the first title partner of its elite sailboat racing competition.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
News Nation reporter Brian Entin confirmed that Malinowski was alive and well aboard his sailboat after the storm.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Courtesy: SailGP The self-described Formula 1 of sailing has signed Rolex as the first title partner of its elite sailboat racing competition.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
News Nation reporter Brian Entin confirmed that Malinowski was alive and well aboard his sailboat after the storm.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
Noun
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The massive three mast sailing yacht is one of the largest in the world.Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The yacht is considered the world’s largest eco electric catamaran.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Virgin Voyages has three ships in its fleet with a fourth set to debut in September 2025.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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By using the ship’s dedicated app passengers can browse products, reserve, or pre-order them ahead of their voyage or outside of opening hours.Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Shipwreck Bar is an actual schooner that once belonged to the resort’s original owner.Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The schooner’s South Australian owner escaped conviction on slavery charges because the prosecution didn’t have enough evidence to prove that working conditions at the ship’s destination of Fiji constituted slavery.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
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Twenty men on Maynard’s sloop died, and Blackbeard presumed the rest of the crew dead.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Units arrived at the scene by 7:15 p.m., Heflin said, and found seven people floating on a dinghy away from the main boat.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The camp runs weekly throughout June each year for kids ages 7-17, with small dinghies, known as Opti boats, for beginners, along with larger Laser and RS sailboats for more experienced campers.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
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The Philippine military immediately sent its naval forces to monitor the Ufa, including a frigate armed with missiles and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Officials: High sea wave caused boat to capsize Hanafi said some survivors were airlifted from the site to be treated for unspecified injuries, while others were assisted on rescue vessels until a military frigate arrived to transport them back to shore.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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