sailing boat

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noun British.

sailboat.

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Origin of sailing boat

First recorded in 1715–25

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Examples from the Web for sailing boat

We are actually speculating about the voyage of a sailing-boat across the Road!
Armorel of Lyonesse|Walter Besant
So our hero made fast the tub to his friend's sailing-boat, and was towed as far as the Haystack.
The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate|Cuthbert Bede
Alongside the steamer was moored a sailing-boat with two masts, but provided also with thole-pins, and sweeps for rowing.
A Rock in the Baltic|Robert Barr
A rope is passed through his gills, and in triumph you return to the sailing-boat, there to tie him up.
The Sportswoman's Library, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

The chase began, but soon the steamer stood athwart the bow of the sailing-boat, which was captured.
Fair Haven and Foul Strand|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for sailing boat

sailing boat

esp US and Canadian sailboat

/ (ˈseɪlˌbəʊt) /

noun

a boat propelled chiefly by sail

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sailing boat

noun British.

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British Dictionary definitions for sailing boat

sailing boat

esp US and Canadian sailboat

noun