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sailing boat

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sailing boat esp US and Canadian, sailboat [ˈseɪlˌbəʊt]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a boat propelled chiefly by sail
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Noun1.sailing boatsailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
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
sailing boat sail£boat [ˈseɪlˌbəʊt] (Am) nbarca a vela
sailing boat sail£boat [ˈseɪlˌbəʊt] (Am) nbarca a vela

sailing boat قارب ابحار plachetnice sejlbåd Segelboot ιστιοπλοϊκό velero purjevene bateau à voiles jedrilica barca a vela ヨット 범선 zeilboot seilbåt żaglówka barco a vela, barco à vela парусное судно segelbåt เรือใบ yelkenli thuyền buồm 帆船


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The Doctor looked up from his task; he was working away with a great chisel at the bottom of a boy's sailing boat, the lines of which he was no doubt fashioning on the model of one of Nicias's galleys.
They stood on the jetty and gazed across to where the sailing boats were anchored.
 
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