What's the difference between rowboat and sailboat?

Rowboat


Definition:

  • (n.) A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And the Olympic torch completed its remarkable journey, the penultimate stage undertaken from Hampton Court to Tower Bridge on the prow of the gilded Gloriana, at the head of a flotilla of rowboats that drew curious glances from the cormorants, herons and great crested grebes in their haunts by Richmond Bridge.
  • (2) Not everyone was able to fully get behind the idea of Harvard becoming a full-fledged sports powerhouse though: March Mattsuss (@suss2hyphens) HARVARD FANS ARE STORMING THE FLOOR [rowboats slowly paddle to center court] March 20, 2014 Big seeds struggle but survive A 16-seed has never defeated a one-seed in tournament history and this did not change on Thursday, but Albany at very least put a scare to No.
  • (3) Meanwhile, his nephew, Robert's bastard Gendry, has escaped Melisandre's leech frying pan and her literal fire, but landed in a proverbial one, stuck in a rowboat, unable to swim and without any friends.
  • (4) For even more exclusivity, ask the staff about their sister property, Caracola - a tiny all-inclusive $130-a-day beachclub on the Garzón lagoon, accessible only by rowboat and for those with an invitation and reservation.

Sailboat


Definition:

  • (n.) A boat propelled by a sail or sails.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Today George Avakian, the jazz producer who befriended both of them, believes: “The session in which she did A Sailboat in the Moonlight is really the one that expresses their closeness musically and spiritually more than any other.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Holiday admitted she wanted to sing in the style that Young improvised, while he often studied the lyrics before playing a song.
  • (2) The highest death toll came when a wooden sailboat sank off Kalolymnos.
  • (3) A sailboat tacks over the horizon and, after an hour or so of fast walking, I'm at one end of the beach.
  • (4) Most boaters canoe or kayak the route, though motorboats and sailboats can be used in some sections.
  • (5) Incrediblue , and a selection of other websites , match would-be sailors with yacht owners (from £24pppn for an eight-berth sailboat).