noun Download 🔗Share 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. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern. Examples : "The old catboat, its single sail billowing in the breeze, sailed smoothly across the harbor. " nautical sailing vehicle sport ocean technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading