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Definition of yacht noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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- the Royal Yacht Squadron
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- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3.1 Derived terms
- 1.3.2 Translations
- 1.4.1 Translations
- 1.5 Anagrams
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Pronunciation
- 2.4 Further reading
- 3.1 Etymology
- 3.2 Pronunciation
- 3.4 References
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- 4.1 Etymology
- 5.1 Etymology
- 5.3 References
- 6.1 Etymology
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- 7.1 Alternative forms
- 7.2 Etymology
- 7.3.1 Declension
- 7.3.2 Derived terms
- 7.4 Further reading
English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Circa 1557; variant of yaught , earlier yeaghe ( “ light, fast-sailing ship ” ) , from Dutch jacht ( “ yacht; hunt ” ) , in older spelling jaght(e) , short for jaghtschip ( “ light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship ” , literally “ pursuit ship ” ) , compound of jacht and schip ( “ ship ” ) .
In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships of pirates and smugglers from the coast. The ship was introduced to England in 1660 when the Dutch East India Company presented one to King Charles II, who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
- ( UK ) enPR : yŏt , IPA ( key ) : /jɒt/
- ( US ) enPR : yät , IPA ( key ) : /jɑːt/ , /jɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɒt
Noun [ edit ]
yacht ( plural yachts )
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898 ), Winston Churchill , chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode , New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company ; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. , →OCLC : The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers , chapter VI, in The Younger Set , New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company , →OCLC : “I don’t mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, [ … ] , the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts , [ … ] , the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
Derived terms [ edit ]
- motor yacht , motoryacht , MY
- sailing yacht , steam yacht , SY
- yacht person
Translations [ edit ]
Verb [ edit ].
yacht ( third-person singular simple present yachts , present participle yachting , simple past and past participle yachted )
- ( intransitive ) To sail , voyage , or race in a yacht .
Anagrams [ edit ]
- Cathy , tachy , tachy- , yatch
French [ edit ]
Borrowed from English yacht , from Dutch jacht .
- IPA ( key ) : /jɔt/ , /jot/ , ( Canada ) /jat/
yacht m ( plural yachts )
Further reading [ edit ]
- “ yacht ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .
Italian [ edit ]
Unadapted borrowing from English yacht .
- IPA ( key ) : /ˈjɔt/ [1]
- Rhymes: -ɔt
yacht m ( invariable )
- the letter Y in the Italian spelling alphabet
References [ edit ]
- ^ yacht in Luciano Canepari , Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- yacht in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norman [ edit ]
Borrowed from English yacht .
yacht ? ( plural yachts )
- ( Jersey ) yacht
Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]
From Dutch jacht , via English yacht .
yacht m ( definite singular yachten , indefinite plural yachter , definite plural yachtene )
- “yacht” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]
yacht m ( definite singular yachten , indefinite plural yachtar , definite plural yachtane )
- “yacht” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Swedish [ edit ]
Alternative forms [ edit ].
yacht c
Declension [ edit ]
- yacht in Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL )
- yacht in Svensk ordbok ( SO )
- yacht in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB )
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What does the noun yacht mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun yacht . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Earliest known use
The earliest known use of the noun yacht is in the late 1500s.
OED's earliest evidence for yacht is from before 1584, in the writing of S. Borough.
yacht is a borrowing from Dutch.
Etymons: Dutch jaght(e .
Nearby entries
- yabber, v. 1841–
- yabbering, n. 1839–
- yabble, n. 1827–
- yabble, v. 1808–
- yabbler, n. 1901–
- yabby, n. 1887–
- yabby, v. 1941–
- yabbying, n. 1934–
- yabu, n. 1753–
- yacca, n. 1843–
- yacht, n. a1584–
- yacht, v. 1836–
- yacht basin, n. 1929–
- yacht broker, n. 1882–
- yachtdom, n. 1901–
- yachter, n. 1828–
- yachtery, n. 1861–
- yachtian, n. 1842–
- yachtie, n. 1874–
- yachting, n. 1836–
- yachting, adj. 1847–
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a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
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- yachty, adjective
- su·per·yacht, noun
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- barge , boat , canoe , cruise ship , sailboat , ship , yacht
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How to use yacht in a sentence
As City News explained it, the bribes were paid not only in cash but through rugs, antiques, furniture, yacht club fees, boat repairs and more.
In Ashburn, Snyder is always lurking in spirit, even if he is on his 305-foot yacht somewhere in the Aegean.
Driving across country in a gigantic land yacht —with its crushed-velour seats and faux wood siding—was more practical than a two-door hot rod.
Host Jason Moore chats with experts who share tips harvested from their real-life experiences, such as a couple who paid off their $70,000 debt to travel full time and a woman who left her corporate job to work on a yacht .
Until Thursday, when federal agents escorted him off a 150-foot yacht moored in Long Island Sound, the word often used to describe Steve Bannon was “irrelevant.”
Instead the money allegedly was spent on luxury cars and a yacht club membership, among other things.
Loeb owns a $100 million penthouse on Central Park West and a $50 million yacht .
Solaire has set up charging capabilities at a project it built at a yacht club in Massachusetts, for example.
On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show.
Newly-minted Londoner, Lindsay Lohan, is currently chilling out on a yacht in Italy.
I heard her say to one of the servants once that my father had been lost on a yacht , and that he was oh, ever such a handsome man.
He owned a 54-ton yacht named the Opal, and attributed the wonderful health he enjoyed to his numerous sea voyages.
Another yacht had started from the old boathouse at about the time our friends and their new-fangled craft got under way.
Caermarthen ordered out his wonderful yacht , and hastened to complain to the King, who was then at Loo.
The yacht had long turned the head of the island and was beating down alongshore in the eastern bay.
British Dictionary definitions for yacht
/ ( jɒt ) /
a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
short for sand yacht , ice yacht
(intr) to sail or cruise in a yacht
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Definition of yacht (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
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Word History
obsolete Dutch jaght , from Middle Low German jacht , short for jachtschip , literally, hunting ship
1557, in the meaning defined above
1836, in the meaning defined above
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from obsolete Dutch jaght (now jacht ), short for jachtschip, literally, "hunting ship"
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The America's Cup is a yacht race which was first held in 1851
Definition of yacht
- an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- travel in a yacht
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- bateau de plaisance, peut être à voile ou à moteur
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- vaurien pronunciation vaurien [ fr ]
- bateau de plaisance pronunciation bateau de plaisance [ fr ]
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- barque pronunciation barque [ fr ]
- bâtiment pronunciation bâtiment [ fr ]
- cargo pronunciation cargo [ fr ]
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YACHT definition: 1. a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc 2. → short for sand yacht, ice.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of yacht noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. yacht noun /jɒt/ /jɑːt/ jump to other results enlarge image (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 ...
A yacht Etymology [edit]. Circa 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (" light, fast-sailing ship "), from Dutch jacht (" yacht; hunt "), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (" light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship ", literally " pursuit ship "), compound of jacht and schip (" ship ").. In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships ...
Yacht. A 45-foot cruising yacht in 2010. The superyacht Azzam, the largest private yacht by length, as of 2018. [1] A yacht ( / jɒt /) is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. [2] [3] [4] There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Other sports yacht /jɒt $ jɑːt/ noun [ countable] a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport, especially one that has a place where you can sleep → sailing boat, sailboat Examples from the Corpus yacht • We provide a comprehensive range of sizes to suit every yacht ...
late 1500s. The earliest known use of the noun yacht is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for yacht is from before 1584, in the writing of S. Borough. yacht is a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch jaght (e. See etymology. 1855-. 1885-.
Yacht definition: Any of various relatively small, streamlined sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing. ... who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen. ... From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Yacht ...
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yacht in British English. (jɒt ) noun. 1. a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc. 2. short for sand yacht, ice yacht. verb. 3. (intransitive) to sail or cruise in a yacht.
Yacht definition: a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. See examples of YACHT used in a sentence.
plural yachts. Britannica Dictionary definition of YACHT. [count] : a large boat that is used for racing or pleasure. a sailing yacht. — see picture at boat.
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In Dutch jaght (pronounced /ˈjɒt/) means hunting or hunt. This Dutch word is the precursor to the modern term yacht. Although best known for their more recent (and fun!) exploits in cannabis tourism, the Dutch Navy were shockingly more famous and well-known for their sailing expertise.
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