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Definition of yacht noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yacht

noun
 
/jɒt/
 
/jɑːt/
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  1. (North American English also sailboat)
     a sailing boat, often also with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips and racing
    • a 12-metre racing yacht
    • a yacht club/race
    compare dinghyTopics Transport by waterb2, Sports: water sportsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • luxury
    • private
    • royal
    • …
    verb + yacht
    • cruise on
    • sail
    • moor
    • …
    yacht + verb
    • sail
    • set sail
    yacht + noun
    • race
    • club
    preposition
    • aboard a/​the yacht
    • on a/​the yacht
    • on board a/​the yacht
    • …
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  2. a large boat with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips
    • a luxury yacht
    • a motor yacht
    compare cruiser (2), motorboatTopics Transport by waterb2
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    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from early modern Dutch jaghte, from jaghtschip ‘fast pirate ship’, from jag(h)t ‘hunting’ + schip ‘ship’.
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