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Segelboot

sailboat

noun ZAY-gul-boht Rare

Usage Note

Segelboot is neuter, from Segel (sail) and Boot. Use it for a small sailing vessel; a larger one is a Segelyacht. The plural is Segelboote.

Examples

"Auf dem See schaukelte ein einsames Segelboot."

Natural Translation

A lone sailboat rocked on the lake.

Literal Translation

On the lake rocked a lonely sailboat.

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