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sailboats

noun

plural of sailboat

as in yachts

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 sailboats The sweeping vistas of the water, often dotted with lobster boats and sailboats, are among the area’s most memorable. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 They’re also suited for specific boating environments, with canoeing most frequently seen in rivers, lakes, and shallower waters while sailboats are more tailored for wider distances and uses. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 View of model sailboats displayed in the windows of homes, Monhegan Island, Maine, 1979. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 With the collaboration, customers will be able to leverage DHL’s freight forwarding division’s freight booking, customs, warehousing and associated logistics services, and ship their cargo on Vela’s sailboats. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 While sailing through Portugal's Azores islands with friends, Hi-c met people who had built their lives around travel, living aboard sailboats and exploring some of the most remote corners of the world. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026 Crossing the street to the sailboats for a sunset excursion takes grit, but hotel staff can escort you. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft. — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026

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The clothes appear in the environment for which they were designed - super yachts, Mediterranean resorts, sports cars and beach clubs—allowing lifestyle to do much of the selling.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
And, because small ships and yachts aren’t married to cruise terminals, the itineraries can be far more creative and far more flexible if weather or other boats get in the way of an authentic or comfortable experience, notes Schroeder.

— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Definition of yachts

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First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
If starry galaxies are like bright ships on a cosmic sea, then supermassive black holes are like their dark anchors.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Definition of ships

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Over the past decade, Beijing has rapidly expanded its navy by launching modern destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault ships, and aircraft carriers at an unprecedented pace.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Berlin is reportedly planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, in which Rheinmetall was expected to become the lead contractor.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Definition of frigates

Noun

Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of dinghies

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