sand yacht

American

noun

land yacht.

sand yacht British

noun

a wheeled boat with sails, built to be propelled over sand, esp beaches, by the wind

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Etymology

Origin of sand yacht

First recorded in 1910–15

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Mbappe laughed - and Galtier said the club was looking into the possibility of travelling by sand yacht, instead.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

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