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From the Dutch jacht , which comes from another Dutch word, jachten , meaning to hurry or hunt, for the Dutch were the first to use commercial vessels for pleasure. The word also applies to large powered pleasure vessels, steam or motor yachts, as well as sailing vessels deemed too big to be called a boat or a dinghy. See also yachtbuilding; yacht clubs; yacht designers; yachting.
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- They spent their annual vacation on a chartered yacht in the Caribbean .
- He spent three days adrift on his yacht.
- His eyes were fixed on the distant yacht.
- If they can afford a yacht, they must be rolling in it.
- She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.
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Definition of yacht
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intransitive verb
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obsolete Dutch jaght , from Middle Low German jacht , short for jachtschip , literally, hunting ship
1557, in the meaning defined above
1836, in the meaning defined above
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from obsolete Dutch jaght (now jacht ), short for jachtschip, literally, "hunting ship"
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- a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
verb (used without object)
- to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
- a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
- short for sand yacht ice yacht
- intr to sail or cruise in a yacht
Other Words From
- yachty adjective
- super·yacht noun
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In Ashburn, Snyder is always lurking in spirit, even if he is on his 305-foot yacht somewhere in the Aegean.
Driving across country in a gigantic land yacht—with its crushed-velour seats and faux wood siding—was more practical than a two-door hot rod.
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Until Thursday, when federal agents escorted him off a 150-foot yacht moored in Long Island Sound, the word often used to describe Steve Bannon was “irrelevant.”
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On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show.
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I heard her say to one of the servants once that my father had been lost on a yacht, and that he was oh, ever such a handsome man.
He owned a 54-ton yacht named the Opal, and attributed the wonderful health he enjoyed to his numerous sea voyages.
Another yacht had started from the old boathouse at about the time our friends and their new-fangled craft got under way.
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The yacht had long turned the head of the island and was beating down alongshore in the eastern bay.
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yacht. a large boat with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips. Definition of yacht noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
yachting, adj. 1847–. Browse more nearby entries. yacht, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Definition of yacht noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb yacht mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb yacht. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
YACHT definition: 1. a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure…. Learn more.
Overview. yacht. Quick Reference. From the Dutch jacht, which comes from another Dutch word, jachten, meaning to hurry or hunt, for the Dutch were the first to use commercial vessels for pleasure.
YACHT meaning: 1. a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure…. Learn more.
any of various recreational watercraft: such as; a sailboat used for racing; a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising… See the full definition
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Yacht definition: a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.. See examples of YACHT used in a sentence.