yacht
[ yot ]
/ yɒt /
noun
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
verb (used without object)
to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
Origin of yacht
1550–60; < early Dutch
jaght, short for
jaghtschip hunting ship, equivalent to Dutch
jacht hunt (derivative of
jagen to hunt) +
schip
ship1
OTHER WORDS FROM yacht
yacht·y, adjective su·per·yacht, nounWords nearby yacht
yabber,
yabby,
yablonovy mountains,
yablonovyy range,
yacca,
yacht,
yacht chair,
yacht club,
yachtie,
yachting,
yachtsman
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British Dictionary definitions for yacht
yacht
/ (jɒt) /
noun
a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
short for sand yacht, ice yacht
verb
(intr)
to sail or cruise in a yacht
Word Origin for yacht
C16: from obsolete Dutch
jaghte, short for
jahtschip, from
jagen to chase +
schip
ship