catboat
[ kat-boht ]
/ ˈkætˌboʊt /
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noun
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
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catboat
/ (ˈkætˌbəʊt) /
noun
a sailing vessel with a single mast, set well forward and often unstayed, and a large sail, usually rigged with a gaffShortened form: cat
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