sailboat

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sailboat

  • /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/ UK
  • /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/ US

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From sail + boat.

noun sailboats · sail-boat · sailing boat

  1. A boat propelled by a sail.
  2. slang A playing card with the rank of four.

Similar: sailboat, sailing boat, sailing ship, sailing vessel

verb sailboats · sailboating · sailboated · sail-boat · sailing boat

  1. To travel by sailboat.

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noun a boat propelled by a sail

Españolembarcación a vela, velero
한국어범선 beomseon
日本語帆船
中文帆船 fānchuán
हिन्दीपालनौका pālnaukā
Kiswahilidhau
Portuguêsveleiro
Françaiscotre, voilier
DeutschKutter, Segelboot
Italianobarca a vela
Ελληνικάιστιοφόρο istiofóro, κότερο kótero
Русскийпа́русное су́дно párusnoje súdno, па́русник párusnik
עבריתמפרשית, ספינת מפרש sfinát mifrás

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"sailboat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sailboat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sailboat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sailboat

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"sailboat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sailboat.

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@misc{sailboat_2026,
  title = {sailboat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sailboat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}