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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They love to take out loans against stock they own, so they don’t have to sell it when they want to buy other things such as mansions, yachts and movie studios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the U.S. began to indict Russian oligarchs and seize yachts and other assets.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Newly enriched Americans are bound to spend some of their windfall on new cars, yachts, houses and the like.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dozens of boats were moored at the docks—everything from fifty-foot yachts to ten-foot fishing boats.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
