sailboat

[seyl-boht]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• sailboater noun
• sailboating noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailboat¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; sail + boat

Example Sentences

Although I grew up in the Great Lakes region, I’d never sailed before and didn’t realize there are no passengers on a sailboat — only crew.

From Los Angeles Times

If lots of sailboats show up, you don’t belong on the water with them.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2002, the two men returned to the bank in three sailboats with a team of architects, cartographers and marine biologists from several countries to continue building.

From Los Angeles Times

Legally speaking, this makes owning a mobile home more akin to owning a motorcycle or sailboat than a single-family home.

From Salon

The pair had apparently gone missing a few hours earlier from a 34-foot sailboat in the channel between Catalina Island and the mainland, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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