9 definitions found for yacht

Yacht YACHT, n. yot. [G., It is properly a boat drawn by horses.] A vessel of state used to convey princes, embassadors and other great personages from one place to another. The royal yachts are rigged as ketches, except the principal one, which is equipped as a ship. The smaller yachts are rigged as sloops.

yacht n 1: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing [syn: yacht, racing yacht] v 1: travel in a yacht

yacht I. noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch jaght, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip, literally, hunting ship Date: 1557 any of various recreational watercraft: as a. a sailboat used for racing b. a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising II. intransitive verb Date: 1836 to race or cruise in a yacht

yacht
n. & v.
--n.
1 a light sailing-vessel, esp. equipped for racing.
2 a larger usu. power-driven vessel equipped for cruising.
3 a light vessel for travel on sand or ice.
--v.intr. race or cruise in a yacht.
Phrases and idioms:
yacht-club a club esp. for yacht-racing.
Derivatives:
yachting n.
Etymology: early mod.Du. jaghte = jaghtschip fast pirate-ship f. jag(h)t chase f. jagen to hunt + schip SHIP

yacht (yachts) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A yacht is a large boat with sails or a motor, used for racing or pleasure trips. ...a round-the-world yacht race. N-COUNT

yacht jɔt n. & v. --n. 1 a light sailing-vessel, esp. equipped for racing. 2 a larger usu. power-driven vessel equipped for cruising. 3 a light vessel for travel on sand or ice. --v.intr. race or cruise in a yacht. øyacht-club a club esp. for yacht-racing. øøyachting n. [early mod.Du. jaghte = jaghtschip fast pirate-ship f. jag(h)t chase f. jagen to hunt + schip SHIP]

Yacht Yacht (y[o^]t), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag[=o]n, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. g[=a]hi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).] (Naut.) A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc. Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.

Yacht Yacht, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.

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