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
Gibson, from Penbryn Nant, in Ruthin, Denbighshire, lied that he had been worth hundreds of millions of pounds, had served in the Special Boat Service, and owned yachts.
From BBC ● 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
Former professional basketball star, Dennis Rodman, who met Kim in 2013, has compared riding one of Kim’s yachts to luxury travel to Hawaii or Ibiza, Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Coins of fire ignited the mullet’s back as two shrimp boats slid past ringing buoys, tethered yachts, and storefronts.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
