yacht Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
    racing yacht.
  2. verb travel in a yacht

WordNet

Yacht noun
Etymology
D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a hase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jagn, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. gahi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
Yacht intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.

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