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
Facing a harbor filled with sailboats, Avalon is the island's main tourist hub, and where most tourists will stay, from hotels such as the century-old Hotel Atwater to Airbnbs.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The sailing club is one of the oldest in the nation, founded by Chicago businessmen in 1897, keeping sailboats on its property and racing them on the bay.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
From sailboats to luxury liners, the city offers an unforgettable cruise experience for every type of traveler.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
—Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The sailing club is one of the oldest in the nation, founded by Chicago businessmen in 1897, keeping sailboats on its property and racing them on the bay.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
From sailboats to luxury liners, the city offers an unforgettable cruise experience for every type of traveler.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
—Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboat
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The resort has 23 accommodations (ranging from rooms and suites to villas), a private beach, an infinity pool, a beachfront restaurant perfect for admiring sunset views, and a yacht available for charter.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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The two were spotted on a yacht in Italy with their only daughter.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 July 2025
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As a result, according to Cheever, every man, woman, child, and ship’s mate on the Mayflower was provisioned a full gallon of beer per day for their grueling ocean crossing.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Further to that, there's evidence scattered across the Earth of the DC Universe that Kal-El's ship didn't break light speed.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2025
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According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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One of the survivors was Henry Percy, aide de camp to Wellington, who after the Battle had to row halfway across the Channel with the news of the Duke’s victory, as an absence of wind had halted his sloop.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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After an encounter with a whale-like dino, their sloop capsizes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Decorate a patriotic dinghy 12 feet and under and enter the parade.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.—
Billie Cohen,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
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In September 2021, the frigate HMS Richmond—deployed to the western Pacific with an aircraft carrier group—transited the waterway en route to Vietnam after operating in the East China Sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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There are about 3,600 bunkers on Sazan, armored cement mushrooms emerging from the vegetation or perched on mountaintops like lookouts against phantom American aircraft carriers or Soviet frigates.—
Marzio Mian,
The Dial,
12 June 2025
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“Sailboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboat. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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