yacht club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yacht club
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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During the celebration, a large papier mache mackerel is carried by bearers through the town over to the yacht club, before it is blessed and then burned at sunset.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to yacht club tradition, advancing from rear to vice to commodore is an uncontested progression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Payout packages can be mind-boggling for the average person who isn’t a member of their local yacht club.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
Without a place to store its fleet, the yacht club will struggle to exist in its current form, members say.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
The resentment of new money riles Liz Petkevich, whose husband, J. Misha Petkevich, an investment banker and former Olympic figure skater, helped found the new yacht club.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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