- catboat
- noun Date: 1860 a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
catboat
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Catboat — Cat boat , n. (Naut.) A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catboat — (engl., spr. kätt bōt), Schwertboot; s. Segelsport … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Catboat — (engl., spr. kättboht), amerik. Schwertboot (s. Schwert) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
catboat — [kat′bōt΄] n. a catrigged sailboat, usually having a centerboard … English World dictionary
Catboat — A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward ( i.e. , near the front of the boat).Although any boat with a single sail and a mast carried well forward… … Wikipedia
Catboat — Cat boat Breck Marshall, du musée maritime Mystic Seaport maritime museum, Connecticut … Wikipédia en Français
catboat — /kat boht /, n. a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail. [1875 80; CAT1 + BOAT] * * * … Universalium
catboat — noun A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. Catboats can be recognized by a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend… … Wiktionary
catboat — n. boat with one mast … English contemporary dictionary
catboat n — yawl n … English expressions
