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cat·boat  (ktbt)
n.
A broad-beamed sailboat carrying a single sail on a mast stepped well forward and often fitted with a centerboard.
[From obsolete cat, catboat.]
catboat [ˈkætˌbəʊt]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with a single mast, set well forward and often unstayed, and a large sail, usually rigged with a gaff Shortened form cat
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Noun1.catboatcatboat - a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
sailboat, sailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast


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The Nonsuch carries its 11'-10" beam out well towards the ends, as is typical of catboats.
Nonsuch 30 by Hornor, Jack / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
For these sailors, catboats offer one of the simplest of all sailing rigs to manage.
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The Traditional Small Craft Association, a nonprofit organization in Mystic, CT, represents owners and builders of many of the smaller traditional craft, working and pleasure, such as dories, peapods, catboats, sharpies and skiffs, calling them "not relics of the past or sterile objects of museum-quality venerability but vessels that were designed to be used.
Building character by Dickinson, Elaine / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
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