sailboat

[US]/'seɪlbəʊt/
[UK]/'selbot/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sailing vessel with sails for propulsion (sailing boat)

Example Sentences

a sailboat hugging the shore.

a sailboat cutting the water.

The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea.

The sailboat was beating along the coast.

wind propelling a sailboat;

The sailboat compassed the island.

In such a strong wind the sailboat kept heeling to the left.

Our sailboat was delayed by contrary wind.

The sailboat keeled over in the storm.

Our sailboat turned turtle during the squall.

do-it-yourself home repairs; a do-it-yourself sailboat kit.

jalor sail boat sailboat sailing boat sailing vessel sailinng boat /sailing ship/junk yacht n.

Hatch mounted portables: Your alternatives start with a portable unit like the Carry on, a good choice for cooling the small cabin of a cuddy cabin powerboat or overnighter sailboat.

Real-world Examples

Does Alessia Cara have tattoos? I have this little sailboat.

Source: Connection Magazine

The 30-year-old German man was thrown off a sailboat in rough seas near New Zealand.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Imagine that you woke up in a small sailboat.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Edmond did not wake until he was aboard the large sailboat.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

That's probably why architects shaped it like a giant sailboat.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Several sailboats capsized and at least 2 people are known dead.

Source: AP Listening Compilation June 2015

Sailboats and their maintenance drive much of the economy near the shore.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

But new tools are constantly being developed including the drone sailboats you're about to see.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

The U.S. Coast Guard detained nearly 400 Haitian migrants on a 50-foot sailboat near the Bahamas Sunday.

Source: AP Listening January 2023 Collection

This was the joyous scene when Navy sailors first approached the stricken sailboat.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2017 Collection

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