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sailing boat

noun

British.


sailing boat

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a boat propelled chiefly by sail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sailing boat1

First recorded in 1715–25
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A 120-year-old sailing boat of a design dating back to the Vikings is helping to preserve the future of traditional boatbuilding in Scotland.

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I had a Baltic 37, a sloop, that was a beautiful sailing boat, and I’d go out with a couple of friends and enjoy the day.

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Seven people died when the Bayesian, a 56-metre sailing boat, sank during bad weather in the early hours of 19 August.

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After a stint at the Foreign Office and with a global charity, he bought a small sailing boat and travelled around the world with his wife, getting married on the deck of the same craft.

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He still pedals a bike for a living, but the New Zealander's life as a 'cyclor' on a sailing boat in the America's Cup is now very different.

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