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sailboat

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sail·boat  (slbt)
n.
A small boat propelled partially or wholly by sail.
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sailboat
Bermuda-rigged sailboat
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Noun1.sailboatsailboat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
sailing boat
catamaran - a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
catboat - a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel - a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
sharpie - a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
trimaran - a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
Translations
Spanish sailboat [ˈseɪlbəut] n (US) → velero, barco de vela
French sailboat [ˈseɪlbəut] sail n (US) → bateau m à voiles, voilier m
Italian sailboat [ˈseɪlbəut] n (US) → barca a vela
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We hired a sailboat and a guide and made an excursion to one of the small islands in the harbor to visit the Castle d'If.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Shelley's death came when he was only thirty, in 1822, by a sudden accident--he was drowned by the upsetting of his sailboat in the Gulf of Spezia, between Genoa and Pisa.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
One evening he cast off the painter of a sailboat from the iron ring that secured it to the dock at Leghorn, wrapped himself in his coat and lay down, and said to the crew, -- "To the Island of Elba
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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