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Why Carboxylic acid have higher boiling point than alcohols as alcohol forms strongest intermolecular hydrogen bonding?

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As Carboxylic acid forms a dimer due to which their surface area increases and forms strong intermolecular H-bonding. It is having higher boiling point than alcohols.

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