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 desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Nearly all guests arrive the most comfortable way, connecting through San Juan on a Tradewind Aviation prop plane to Tortola's Beef Island, a 90-minute ride low enough to count the sailboats moored off Virgin Gorda.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Save-the-dates inspired by lakeshores, sailboats, sunsets, and beach grass are especially popular for summer weddings.
—Craig Lebrau, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Like sailboats, ice boats are wind-powered, but sit upon three ice blades.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Along the western edge of the Netherlands, where long stretches of blue sea meet shores painted with pine trees, windmills, and sailboats, lies Domburg—a 16th-century village in the maritime province of Zeeland.
—Katherine McGrath, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Deep navy blue and burgundy fabrics cover the walls, and paintings of seascapes and sailboats evoke the East Coast town of the restaurant’s name.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Nearly all guests arrive the most comfortable way, connecting through San Juan on a Tradewind Aviation prop plane to Tortola's Beef Island, a 90-minute ride low enough to count the sailboats moored off Virgin Gorda.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Save-the-dates inspired by lakeshores, sailboats, sunsets, and beach grass are especially popular for summer weddings.
—Craig Lebrau, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Like sailboats, ice boats are wind-powered, but sit upon three ice blades.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Along the western edge of the Netherlands, where long stretches of blue sea meet shores painted with pine trees, windmills, and sailboats, lies Domburg—a 16th-century village in the maritime province of Zeeland.
—Katherine McGrath, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Deep navy blue and burgundy fabrics cover the walls, and paintings of seascapes and sailboats evoke the East Coast town of the restaurant’s name.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailboats
Noun
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Prosecutors allege the brothers used their wealth, social status and access to exclusive events to entice young women to private homes, yachts, mansions and luxury trips — sometimes paying for flights and high-end accommodations — before drugging and assaulting them.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The company is currently working to power a wide range of vessels that includes VTOLs, race boats and yachts, motorcycles and defense platforms, manufacturing motors at its 86,000-sq ft three-site facility in Milton Keynes, UK.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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But Iran’s attacks on ships using the strait that are not its own have stopped that supply of oil, even fertilizer, upending those and other markets around the world.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Greece has dispatched four F-16 fighter jets to the Paphos air base, and its frigates Kimon and Psara are already patrolling off Cyprus, tasked with intercepting any missiles or drones.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sailboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailboats. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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