yacht
[ yot ]
/ yɒt /
noun
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
verb (used without object)
to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
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Origin of yacht
1550–60; <early Dutch jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equivalent to Dutch jacht hunt (derivative of jagen to hunt) + schipship1
OTHER WORDS FROM yacht
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British Dictionary definitions for yacht
yacht
/ (jɒt) /
noun
a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
short for sand yacht, ice yacht
verb
(intr) to sail or cruise in a yacht
Word Origin for yacht
C16: from obsolete Dutch jaghte, short for jahtschip, from jagen to chase + schip ship
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