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yate

British  
/ jeɪt /

noun

  1. any of several small eucalyptus trees, esp Eucalyptus cornuta, yielding a very hard timber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yate

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

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Poco después, el hombre pierde la memoria al caer por la borda de su yate y ella se venga haciéndole creer que es su esposo.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020

Logran rescatarlo, pero el yate encalla en una isla, el padre está herido en una pierna, y el lugar está llena de osos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Go we see, caste up the latis wyde; 615 For thurgh this strete he moot to palays ryde; `For other wey is fro the yate noon Of Dardanus, ther open is the cheyne.'

From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey

He lighted at the ladye's yate, And sat him on a pin;50 And sang fu' sweet the notes o' love, Till a' was cosh within.

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

There’s never a Scot shall set thee free; Before ye cross my castle yate, I vow ye shall take farewell o’ me.”

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

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