catboat
- noun
- /ˈkætˌboʊt/
- Specialized
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catboat
- In the 1800s, the type of boat used for lobstering was the catboat.
Examples
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The boats used for sail dredging were sloops, catboats, and small schooners (Table 3).
Academic text (1990) -
She's as off balance as a catboat in a hurricane.
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Most Smith Island watermen go out in their catboats alone.
Academic text (1994) -
Austin had two other boats, a twenty-two-foot catboat and a full-sized racing hydroplane, tied up at a Chesapeake Bay marina.
Fiction book (1999) -
Ile liked the catboat's classic lines and history and the fact that despite its tubby hull and single sail it was fast, especially with the modifications he'd built into it, and could beat the pants off bigger and sleeker craft.
Fiction book (1999) -
The old catboat glided smoothly across the calm water, its single sail catching the breeze.
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Many fishermen rely on a sturdy catboat to navigate the narrow channels of the bay.
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During the race, the catboat sailed faster than expected, impressing all the spectators on the shore.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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1.1
A small boat that moves by wind using sails
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3.7
A boat with sails that uses wind to move
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1.4
A small boat that uses sails to move and usually has one mast
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Morphology
Etymology
Catboat is simply cat + boat, because sailors used cat to mean a 'small' single-sail boat. So a catboat is a small boat with one mast set well forward, which makes it quick and easy to handle.