From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsailboatsail‧boat /ˈseɪlbəʊt $ -boʊt/ noun [countable] American English TTWa small boat with one or more sails
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sailboat• She tacked up the fell like a sailboat before the wind.• Everything you do on a sailboat is done slowly and thoughtfully.• From every window there was a view: the bay, sailboats.• Now we were zooming over a bridge; sailboats were on the Sound.• It shows a sunny day, sailboats and people enjoying the recreational benefits.• His longtime sailboat, named Apogee in honor of his lunar Apollo flight, is for sale.• Because the pier has 22-foot ceilings, only sailboats with removable masts could be stored there. 