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yacht

[ yot ]

noun

  1. a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.


verb (used without object)

  1. to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

yacht

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to sail or cruise in a yacht
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ⲹy adjective
  • p·ⲹ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of yacht1

1550–60; < early Dutch jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equivalent to Dutch jacht hunt (derivative of jagen to hunt) + schip ship 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of yacht1

C16: from obsolete Dutch jaghte, short for jahtschip, from jagen to chase + schip ship
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She showed Salon photos and videos of poker girls doing their makeup in luxurious bedrooms of mansions, or partying aboard a yacht.

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And why the massive yacht since they apparently have no one to hang out with other than strangers from the resort.

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Surely if a fabulously wealthy heiress like Tanya died under mysterious circumstances after traveling aboard a yacht where numerous people were shot and killed, it would attract media attention and probably spawn a million podcasts.

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Along the way, he wrote crime novels focused on the Orange County yachting set, upper-crust dog show fans, Palm Springs country clubs, the America’s Cup, and the Nobel Prize.

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When investigators had closed in, Wes fled to his yacht in France.

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