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yachty

American  
[yaht-ee] / ˈjɑt i /

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of yachts.


noun

  1. a person who works on, owns, or spends time on yachts.

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Turner’s yachty charisma transformed sleepy Newport, R.I., into Studio 54.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

But wander a block or two up from the boutiques, yachty bars and sweet shops, and you’ll find quiet back streets that make for a pleasant predinner walk.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2011

The blue, white and cream colors of this seven-story megamansion suggest beachside elegance -- a jaunty, yachty summer idled away with the Rockefellers or Von Bulows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Found the whole party waitin' for us at the club-house: Vee and Marjorie and Miss Hampton, all lookin' more or less yachty.

From Torchy, Private Sec. by F. Foster Lincoln

Hold the picture,—me in a white jumper and little round canvas hat with "Vixen" printed across the front, white shoes too, and altogether as yachty as they come.

From On With Torchy by Foster Lincoln

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