sailboat

English

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Etymology

From sail +‎ boat.

Pronunciation

Noun

sailboat (plural sailboats)

  1. (nautical) A boat propelled by a sail.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sailboat
    Hypernyms: boat < watercraft, vessel < vessel
    Coordinate terms: motorboat, rowboat
  2. (slang, card games) A playing card with the rank of four.

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Verb

sailboat (third-person singular simple present sailboats, present participle sailboating, simple past and past participle sailboated)

  1. To travel by sailboat.

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