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: a boat that has a sail

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a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.

Origin of sailboat

Other words from sailboat.

• sailboater, noun
• sailboating, noun

Words that may be confused with sailboat

• barge , boat , canoe , cruise ship , sailboat , ship , yacht

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How to use sailboat in a sentence

After I get the beach explained to me perhaps someone will explain sailboats.

Picadillo, plantano, pork asado, arroz con pollo and Cuban sandwiches flow like sailboats cruising down the bay.

It had lain on broad wooded grounds in the fair hills of Maine, with a little river running down to a bay winged with sailboats.

The ferry accommodations at this date consisted of two sailboats of about forty tons each.

Sailboats passed, and the little steamer, the pride of the lake, passed over to "the island."

Fishing steamers have replaced the old sailboats to a great extent, and they represent an enormous fishing industry.

Broadhorns and keel-boats and sailboats and river pirogues passed down.

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Definition of boat

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Definition of boat  (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

intransitive verb

Examples of boat in a Sentence

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'boat.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Middle English boot , from Old English bāt ; akin to Old Norse beit boat

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing boat

• fresh / just off the boat
• assault boat
• narrow boat
• flying boat
• boat people
• motor torpedo boat
• push the boat out
• rowing boat
• miss the boat
• torpedo boat
• in the same boat
• rock the boat

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Meaning of sail in English

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sail verb ( TRAVEL )

• If we sail in a southeastward direction we'll reach land .
• I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time .
• The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power .
• We sailed slowly down the river .
• We sailed in a southwestward direction .
• age of sail
• ocean-going
• under sail idiom

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sail verb ( MOVE QUICKLY )

• speed He ran back to his car and sped off.
• race She raced over and hugged me.
• fly She flew across the room just in time to stop the baby from falling off the chair.
• belt UK Traffic was belting along the motorway.
• tear A fire truck came tearing down the road.
• streak Bullets streaked across the sky.
• bowl down/along something
• make good time idiom
• make haste idiom

Phrasal verbs

Sail noun ( material ).

• bilge water
• boiler room
• superstructure

sail noun ( TRAVEL )

• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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What does sailboat mean?

Definitions for sailboat ˈseɪlˌboʊt sail·boat, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sailboat ., princeton's wordnet rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes.

sailboat, sailing boat noun

a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

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• sailboat noun

a boat propelled by sails

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A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.

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A sailboat is a type of watercraft that is propelled primarily by one or more sails and controlled by a rudder. Unlike motorboats, sailboats utilize the wind as their main source of propulsion. They come in various sizes and types, ranging from small, single-person crafts to large, multi-deck vessels. Some common uses for sailboats include racing, recreation, and long-distance voyages.

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Sailboat noun

a boat propelled by a sail or sails

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A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails.The generic term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a smaller vessel varies by region and maritime culture.

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Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of sailboat in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of sailboat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sailboat in a Sentence

Mark Reinecke :

I've had it there behind the house trying to think of something to do with it, that boat is like part of our family, but we also feel that the sailboat deserves to be at sea, not just sitting there, so when this situation came up, we said, 'Let them have it'. It's like passing it on to the next generation.

Tracy Chavous :

I started out wanting to sail and then I saw there was a sailboat that took you whale watching, that was awesome. And then there was a guarantee of seeing the whales. It was traditional and we wanted to see people sailing. That's what we got.

Andreas Simic :

Without planning you are like a sailboat at sea. You will go in the direction of the wind’s whim and you will never get to where you want to go. The wind is like the opinion of others, take it for what it is and use it only when it will take you where you want to go.”

Without planning you are like a sailboat at sea. You will go in the direction of the wind’s whim and you will never get to where you want to go. The wind is like the opinion of others, take it for what it is and use it only when it will take you where you want to go.

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