Definitions for Yacht
yɒtyacht

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yacht, racing yachtverb

   an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

2. yachtverb

   travel in a yacht

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. yachtnoun

   A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.

2. yachtnoun

   Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.

3. yachtverb

   To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

4. Etymology: ca. 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe ‘light, fast-sailing ship’, from obsolete jaghte 'hunt' (modern jacht), short for jaghtschip, jageschip ‘light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship’, literally, ‘pursuit ship’, compound of jagen ‘to hunt, chase’ and schip ‘ship’ (see ship), from jagōnan (cf. West Frisian jeie, German jagen, Swedish jaga), from yegʰo- (compare Irish éad ‘jealousy’, Russian ярый, Albanian gjah, Ancient Greek ζητέω, Sanskrit यवन, यत्न).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yachtnoun

   A small ship for carrying passengers.

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1. yacht

   A yacht is a medium to large size sailing or motor vessel designed for pleasure or recreation, such as cruising or racing. They are often luxury vessels equipped with various amenities and accommodations, and are typically owned by individuals or rented out for vacations or special events. The term 'yacht' can also refer to a specific class of racing boats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yachtnoun

   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

2. Yachtverb

   to manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht

3. Etymology: [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jagn, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. ghi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).]

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1. Yacht

   A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel to carry him to Britain from Holland for his restoration, it came to be used to mean a vessel used to convey important persons. In modern use the term designates two rather different classes of watercraft, sailing and power boats. Yachts are different from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose, and it was not until the rise of the steamboat and other types of powerboat that sailing vessels in general came to be perceived as luxury, or recreational vessels. Later the term came to encompass motor boats for primarily private pleasure purposes as well. Yacht lengths generally range from 10 metres up to dozens of metres. A luxury craft smaller than 12 metres is more commonly called a cabin cruiser or simply a cruiser. A super yacht generally refers to any yacht above 24 m and a mega yacht generally refers to any yacht over 50 metres. This size is small in relation to typical cruise liners and oil tankers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yacht

   yot, n. a sailing or steam vessel, elegantly fitted up for pleasure-trips or racing, or as a vessel of state.—v.i. to sail in a yacht.—adj. Yacht′-built, built on the model of a yacht.—ns. Yacht′-club, a club of yachtsmen; Yacht′er, one engaged in sailing a yacht; Yacht′ing, sailing in a yacht; Yachts′man, one who keeps or sails a yacht; Yachts′manship, the art of sailing a yacht. [Dut. jagt (formerly jacht), from jagen, to chase=Old High Ger. jagōn, Ger. jagen, to hunt.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yacht

   A vessel of state or pleasure: the former is usually employed to convey great personages. One of the designs of a yacht being accommodation, they are usually fitted up with great comfort; their propulsion is by sails or steam. Small yachts, rigged as sloops, were formerly used by the commissioners of the navy; they were originally royal yachts, and one at Chatham was renowned as the yacht of Queen Elizabeth, the same plate being in use in her up to a very late date. Private pleasure-boats, when sufficiently large for a sea voyage, are also termed yachts. (See ROYAL YACHT.)

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Yacht' in Nouns Frequency: #2386

Anagrams for Yacht »

1. Cathy

2. cyath

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yacht in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yacht in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Yacht in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Warren:

   I understand the power of the' 1 %,' you're seeing that right now literally with Michael Bloomberg, who has decided to use part of Michael Bloomberg 55 billion dollars not to buy a yacht, not to buy another home, not to buy a fancy car, but to buy the United States government.

2. Ali Hussein:

   I told the captain of the yacht, who was a brigadier, to get rid of the military uniforms of the crew, weapons and munitions and pose as civilian ship in case it is caught by the American warships.

3. Pete Davidson:

   We're boat people now, Colin, i mean, you always were. You look like you own the yacht they rent out for rap videos.

4. Andrew Winch:

   The owner is drawn to the power and charisma of New York’s skyscrapers, he wanted the bow of the yacht to include a phoenix because, metaphorically, the phoenix rises to soaring heights much as skyscrapers do.

5. Sebastiano Pitasi:

   Owning a yacht means owning something exclusive, most of the time we are talking about a really unique masterpiece built to satisfy the owner’s wish to own something fully customized.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Yacht
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yacht
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Yacht
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yacht
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Yacht
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Yacht
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Yacht