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
Commodore is a voluntary position that is the yacht club equivalent of a CEO.
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
Reinhardt also suggested in an email to the yacht club the possibility that they could rent moorage nearby from Intercollegiate Athletics, though that option hadn’t been explored.
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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