yacht
noun
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
yachts
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pluralof yacht.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof yacht (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
yachtnouna vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
Example Sentences
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Over the years, however, Xu's taste for yachts and luxury clashed with President Xi Jinping's crackdown on extreme wealth as Beijing tightened its watch over corruption within the financial sector.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The public official is accused of lodging without permission on two docked yachts that did not belong to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He has appeared in countless videos, flaunting an ultra-luxurious lifestyle of fast cars, private jets, and yachts.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some might speed up charitable-giving plans, while others are looking at splurging on a vacation home or buying expensive assets like art or yachts located outside the state and keeping them out of California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
If the price of bread goes up 6 percent, that’s no reason to suspect the price of yachts will go up by 6 percent as well.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
