NOUN | artifact | sailing boat, sailboat | a small sailing vessel |
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Meaning | A small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast. | |
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Synonym | sailboat | |
Parts | centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel | A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
Narrower | catboat | A sailboat with a single mast set far forward |
sharpie | A shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail | |
trimaran | A fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls | |
Broader | sailing vessel, sailing ship | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
Spanish | barco de vela, embarcación a vela, velero | |
Catalan | veler |
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