Phrase guide

sailing vessel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A boat or ship powered by wind in its sails; a sailboat or sailing ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ice yacht.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A land yacht.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sailing ship

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vessel, watercraft

Narrower terms: bark, barque, brig, brigantine, hermaphrodite brig, clipper, clipper ship, cutter, dhow, felucca, fore-and-after, galleon, Indiaman, ketch, rigger, sailboat, sailing boat, schooner, sloop, smack, square-rigger, windjammer, yawl, dandy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: velŝipo — sailing boat or sailing ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: seilfartøy — sailing boat or sailing ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: seilskute — sailing boat or sailing ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: seglfartøy — sailing boat or sailing ship
  • Polish: żaglowiec — sailing boat or sailing ship