sailing boat

Canvas-powered craft

A sailing boat is a watercraft propelled primarily by wind acting on sails rather than by engine or oars.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say sailboat.

Sailing boats range from small dinghies to large yachts: We rented a sailing boat for the afternoon.

Related
  • hullOuter covering or frame
  • yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
  • mastVessel's sail support
  • ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
  • rudderPivoting stern blade

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Engine-propelled watercraft

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Vessel for transporting goods

container ship · oil tanker · cruise liner · aircraft carrier · nuclear submarine

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Self-propelled passenger conveyance

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