sailboat

[ seyl-boht ]

noun

1. a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.

Other Words From

• sailboater noun
• sailboating noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailboat¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; sail + boat

Example Sentences

Have a bite to eat at a former sailboat repair shop at Rockport’s Glow.

From Outside Online

He traveled to Monaco, and saw sailing yachts like the Parsifal and it has been “big sailboats” ever since.

From The Daily Beast

A sweep of the space takes in a copy of “Philosophy of Nietzsche,” Batman and Robin action figures, random trophies and a miniature sailboat in the window.

From Washington Post

For many years he was a carpenter, even building his own sailboat which, the last he knew, still floats.

From Nautilus

His name was Peter Nickless and he lived in Baja California, on a sailboat called Expectation.

From Washington Post

That it would sit there and bob calmly like a sailboat on a millpond-calm sea?

From The Daily Beast

There is a confessional in the bookstore and the main table was made out of a sailboat by a friend.

From The Daily Beast

Across the street from Dockside and the VFW, another 30-foot sailboat was capsized.

From The Daily Beast

There was a channel among the reefs, which a small sailboat could pursue, if one were accurately acquainted with its windings.

From Project Gutenberg

Suddenly, without warning, he put his tiller over so that the sailboat headed away from the Viking for an instant.

From Project Gutenberg

Presently an unexpected hail came across the water to them from a sailboat they had overhauled.

From Project Gutenberg

Enough light remained, though, for the sharp eyes of Ferral to read the name on the sailboat's stern.

From Project Gutenberg

The Hawk followed the sailboat as far as the channel leading through the bar at the entrance to the Inlet.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• catamaran
• craft
• cutter
• schooner
• ship
• skiff
• sloop
• vessel
• yacht