sail boat
Canvas-propelled craft
A sailboat is a boat propelled primarily by sails catching the wind, ranging from small dinghies to large yachts.
The term emphasizes the mode of propulsion rather than size or purpose: We rented a sailboat for the afternoon.
Also spelled as one word: sailboat.
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- mastVessel's sail support
- hullOuter covering or frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
anchor · drop anchor · marina · wind · sea breeze · waves · captain · crew · life jacket · jib · tiller · rudder · keel · harbor · voyage · open water · nautical · nautical mile
- boatsship, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, ship, ships
- historic transportcarriage, horse-drawn carriage, coach, phaeton, stagecoach
- tropicsequator, tropical climate, coconut tree, tropical, tropical zone
- historic shipstrireme, galley, longship, caravel, carrack
propulsion method
sail boatmotorboat
Engine-propelled watercraft
powerboat · speedboat · motor yacht · cabin cruiser · jet ski
vessel size and formality
sail boatcargo ship
Vessel for transporting goods
freighter · tanker · cruise ship · ocean liner · aircraft carrier