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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
yacht /yɑt/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. a large sailboat or cabin cruiser used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.

v. [no object]
  1. to sail or voyage in a yacht.
yachts•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yacht  (yot),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.

v.i. 
  1. to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
  • early Dutch jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equivalent. to Dutch jacht hunt (derivative of jagen to hunt) + schip ship
  • 1550–60
yacht′y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yacht /jɒt/ n
  1. a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc
  2. short for sand yacht
 vb
  1. (intransitive) to sail or cruise in a yacht
Etymology: 16th Century: from obsolete Dutch jaghte, short for jahtschip, from jagen to chase + schip ship

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