sailboat
noun
sailboats
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pluralof sailboat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They would return when the winds shifted, their traditional dhow sailboats carrying slaves, spices, mangrove poles, ivory and skins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
But the two sailboats have yet to reach Cuba.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
It is water-repellent and was originally used on sailboats, external to make them glide better before being introduced to skiing in the 1980s.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
She looked up from washing dishes and saw the river full of small sailboats leaning toward the far shore and knifing toward the bridge which was not in her view.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
