Cruising vs. Catboat

Cruisingnoun

Sailing about without an exact destination, usually for pleasure.

Cruisingnoun

(slang) Walking or driving about a locality in search of a casual sex partner, especially among gay males.

Catboatnoun

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.

Catboatnoun

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.

Catboatnoun

a sailboat with a single mast set far forward

Catboat

A catboat is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of the boat. Traditionally they were gaff rigged.