noun
sailboat
SAYL-boht
noun
1
A boat that is propelled by one or more sails.
"They spent the afternoon racing sailboats across the bay."
How to Use Sailboat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA boat that moves using wind caught in its sails.
Word Forms
sailboated past tense, sailboats plural, sailboats singular
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Etymology
A compound of sail + boat.