keelboat
noun
keel·boat
| \ ˈkēl-ˌbōt
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Definition of keelboat
1
: a shallow covered keeled riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and that is used for freight
2
: a keeled sailboat
Examples of keelboat in a Sentence
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And the weekend course offering is top-notch, with private and group beginner lessons, intermediate classes, keelboat workshops and more. — New York Times, "A Sailing Lesson on the Hudson, Followed by Nature, History and Good Eats in Inwood," 21 Aug. 2019 And luckily, the heavy ballast below a keelboat’s hull makes them pretty hard to capsize. — Popular Mechanics, "The Beginner's Guide To Sailing," 18 May 2018 On May 23, 1804, two days after the party had departed the frontier outpost of St. Charles, the 55-foot keelboat struck a log. — Gary Garth, USA TODAY, "Missouri river towns preserve rich Lewis and Clark history," 24 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'keelboat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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