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With my husband, I have twice sailed across the Atlantic in a sailboat one third the length of the Mayflower. I know Atlantic gales inside and out. I endured one that lasted for three days with winds up to fifty knots.
Kathryn Lasky

Meaning of "sailboat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAILBOAT

sailboat  [ˈseɪlˌbəʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAILBOAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sailboat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAILBOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sailboat

Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The generic term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a smaller vessel varies by region and maritime culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAILBOAT


airboat
ˈɛəˌbəʊt
catboat
ˈkætˌbəʊt
cockleboat
ˈkɒkəlˌbəʊt
fireboat
ˈfaɪəˌbəʊt
gunboat
ˈɡʌnˌbəʊt
houseboat
ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt
keelboat
ˈkiːlˌbəʊt
lifeboat
ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt
longboat
ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt
motorboat
ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt
pedalboat
ˈpɛdlˌbəʊt
powerboat
ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt
rowboat
ˈrəʊˌbəʊt
showboat
ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt
speedboat
ˈspiːdˌbəʊt
steamboat
ˈstiːmˌbəʊt
towboat
ˈtəʊˌbəʊt
tugboat
ˈtʌɡˌbəʊt
whaleboat
ˈweɪlˌbəʊt
workboat
ˈwɜːkˌbəʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAILBOAT

sail
sail close to the wind
sail maker
sailable
sailboard
sailboarder
sailboarding
sailboater
sailcloth
sailer
sailfish
sailing
sailing boat
sailing date
sailing dinghy
sailing orders
sailing ship
sailless
sailor
sailor hat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAILBOAT

banana boat
boat
ferryboat
fishing boat
flat-bottomed boat
gravy boat
in the same boat
jet boat
mailboat
miss the boat
narrow boat
paddle boat
pilot boat
pleasure boat
riverboat
rock the boat
sailing boat
sauce boat
torpedo boat
U-boat

Synonyms and antonyms of sailboat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sailboat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAILBOAT

Find out the translation of sailboat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sailboat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sailboat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帆船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velero
570 millions of speakers

English

sailboat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेलबोट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراكب الشراعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парусник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

veleiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পালতোলা নৌকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bateau à voile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perahu layar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Segelboot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヨット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sailboat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuyền buồm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாய்மரப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जहाजबोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yelkenli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barca a vela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żaglówce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітрильник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barcă cu pânze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιστιοφόρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

segelbåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seilbåt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sailboat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAILBOAT»

The term «sailboat» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAILBOAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sailboat

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5 QUOTES WITH «SAILBOAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sailboat.
1
Kathryn Lasky
With my husband, I have twice sailed across the Atlantic in a sailboat one third the length of the Mayflower. I know Atlantic gales inside and out. I endured one that lasted for three days with winds up to fifty knots.
2
Kevin Patterson
I work on quiet call nights in the hospital, on airplanes and on my sailboat when I have a bit of time - I cram it into wherever it will fit.
3
Bob Seger
I sailboat raced, I love to go out on my motorcycle alone, but I also love my family dearly. I love that aspect of my life as well.
4
Amity Shlaes
Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.
5
Michelle Shocked
I try to look at this music career thing as the means to an end. And really, at the end of it, I see myself on a sailboat, sailing off the edge of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAILBOAT»

Discover the use of sailboat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sailboat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance ...
The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step of a repair."—Dockside Don Casey is the author of the universally praised This Old Boat, which has helped tens of thousands of boatowners turn their rundown ...
Don Casey, 2005
2
Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair
A fiberglass hull's seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult.
Don Casey, 1996
3
Wooden Boat Building: How to Build a Dragon Class Sailboat
Wooden Boat Building recounts the joy of acquiring new skills, such as, working with brass flat bar and stainless steel; how to melt 2,400 pounds of lead wheel-weights to pour the keel; how to roll a hull effortlessly and craft beautiful ...
Nick Loenen, 2012
4
Sailboat Electrical Systems: Improvement, Wiring, and Repair
"Don Casey's book provides clear guidance on how to create and maintain a robust electrical system.
Don Casey, 1999
5
Your First Sailboat: How to Find and Sail the Right Boat for You
Everything else is optional. Save time. Save money. This book omits everything you don’t need to know.
Daniel Spurr, 2004
6
The American Sailboat
A round the turn of the century, with steam power commonplace and the internal-combustion engine just emerging as a revolutionary development, the sailboat began to make the transition from work boat to pleasure boat.
Gregory O. Jones, 2001
7
Inspecting the Aging Sailboat
" This book will streamline your used-boat shopping while saving you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in professional survey fees. "The perfect place to begin, or to continue your education. . .
Don Casey, 2004
8
Sailboat Refinishing
The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step.”--Dockside “I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most.”--Sailing “Casey makes tricky points ...
Don Casey, 2007
9
Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, ...
"--Cruising World. Here is the book that answer the sailor's fundamental question--"Can my boat take me offshore safely?"--then shows how to make it happen. All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything.
John Vigor, 2001
10
The Forty-Knot Sailboat: Introducing the Aerohydrofoil, a ...
Although he originally published this book in 1963, Bernard Smith had such advanced thinking and technical insights that his work is still studied and important to anyone interested in creating the fastest sailboats.
Bernard Smith, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAILBOAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sailboat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sailors set out for Mackinac
But as the morning sun pushed into the mid-afternoon, 250 sailboats began their ... Most of the time on the sailboat I am in fear of her going over the side of the ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
2
DeVos' sailboat first to finish Chicago to Mackinac race
(AP) - Dozens of boats have finished the annual sailboat race from Chicago's Navy Pier to northern Michigan's Mackinac Island. Results posted on the Chicago ... «WZZM, Jul 15»
3
Migrant sailboat sinks in Aegean; one dead, 15 missing
ATHENS One person died and at least 15 were missing in the Aegean sea on Tuesday after a sailboat carrying migrants sank in waters between Turkey and ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Novelist loses sailboat but saves marriage on failed Atlantic crossing
Michael Hurley, a South Carolina author who lost his storm-battered sailboat on a failed Atlantic crossing, left, poses for a photo with Maine Maritime Academy ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
5
MMA Students Rescue Captain of Sinking Sailboat
Students aboard Maine Maritime Academy's training vessel rescued the skipper of a damaged sailboat off Nova Scotia. The training ship State of Maine was ... «WABI, Jun 15»
6
Texas Digest: JFK's sailboat fails to sell at auction in Dallas
This July 29, 2014, handout photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows John F. Kennedy's Star Class Sailboat, Flash II, which he owned and raced with older ... «Austin American-Statesman, May 15»
7
French customs seizes 2.25 tons of cocaine from sailboat in Caribbean
A sailboat in the Caribbean was carrying 2.25 tons of cocaine when it was intercepted by French customs officers, authorities said. The illicit haul was a new ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
8
Missing sailor answers critics, says he survived through rations and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast is responding to critics of his story, explaining that he avoided ... «Fox News, Apr 15»
9
Man lost at sea for 66 days on sailboat thankful for rescue
Louis Jordan, 37, took his 35-foot sailboat out in late January and hadn't been heard from in 66 days when he was spotted Thursday afternoon by the Houston ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
10
Father, Son Rescued From Disabled Sailboat in Winter Storm
A father and son, trapped off the coast of Massachusets on a disabled sailboat as a brutal winter storm struck, were safe tonight after being rescued by the Coast ... «ABC News, Feb 15»

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