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yacht

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yacht  (yät)
n.
Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels, generally with smart graceful lines, used for pleasure cruises or racing.
intr.v. yacht·ed, yacht·ing, yachts
To sail, cruise, or race in a yacht.

[Probably obsolete Norwegian jagt, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip : jagen, to chase (from Old High German jagn) + schip, ship.]

yacht [yott]
Noun
a large boat with sails or an engine, used for racing or pleasure cruising
Verb
to sail or cruise in a yacht [obsolete Dutch jaghte]
yachting nadj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yachtyacht - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
Verb1.yachtyacht - travel in a yacht                    
navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
boat - ride in a boat on water
Translations

yacht [jɔt] nyate m
yacht [jɔt] nvoilier m (= motor, luxury yacht); yacht m
yacht [jɔt] nJacht f
yacht [jɔt] npanfilo, yacht m inv

yacht
n yacht [jot]
a boat or small ship, usually with sails, often with an engine, built and used for racing or cruising We spent our holidays on a friend's yacht; (also adjective ) a yacht race. jag يَخْت: مَرْكَب شِراعي яхта jachta(řský) yacht; yacht-; lystbåd; lystbåds- die Jacht, Segel-... ιστιοπλοϊκό σκάφος, γιοτ yate jahtlaev کشتی خصوصی؛ قایق تفریحی huvipursi (de) yacht יַאכטָה बजरा, पनसुआ, क्रीडा़-नौका, यॉट jahta jacht perahu pesiar (lysti)snekkja yacht ヨット 요트 jachta jahta perahu layar jacht lystbåt(-) jacht iate yacht яхта jachta; jachtársky jahta jedrilica lustjakt, yacht เรือใบที่ใช้สำหรับท่องเที่ยวหรือแข่งเรือ yat 遊艇 яхта ہلکی پھلکی بادبانی کشتی du thuyền
n ˈyachting
the pastime of sailing in a yacht. seiljag تَيْخيت: إبْحار باليَخْت ветроходство jachtařství, jachting sejlsport der Segelsport ιστιοπλοΐα, ταξίδι αναψυχής με γιοτ navegación purjetamine دریانوردی با کشتی خصوصی purjehdus navigation de plaisance שֵיט יַאכטוֹת नौका-विहार jedrenje vitorlázás berperahu pesiar snekkjusigling (il navigare su uno yacht) ヨット遊び 요트 놀이 buriavimas burāšana belayar dengan perahu layar het zeilen seilsport, seiling żeglarstwo, jachting desporto de iate yachting плавание на яхте jachtárstvo jadranje plovidba jedrilicom []segla การแล่นเรือเที่ยว yatçılık 駕駛快艇 яхтовий спорт کشتی رانی môn du thuyền
n ˈyachtsman [ˈjots-]
a person who sails a yacht a keen yachtsman. seiljagvaarder يَخْتي: صاحِب أو قائِد اليَخْت човек който кара яхта jachtař sejlsportsmand der/die Segler(in) ιστιοπλόος, κάτοχος ιστιοπλοϊκού σκάφους navegador purjetaja ناخدای کشتی خصوصی purjehtija plaisancier/-ière שַיַט יַאכטָה यॉट चालक, बजरा खेवक, क्रीड़ा-नौका-नाविक jedriličar vitorlázó pelayar perahu pesiar e-r sem stundar (skemmti)siglingar (chi pratica la vela) ヨット操縦者 요트 조종자 buriuotojas burātājs pelayar perahu layar zeiler seiler, lystseiler żeglarz navegador de iate persoană care face yachting яхтсмен jachtár jadralec jedriličar []seglare เจ้าของเรือยอชท์ yatçı 快艇駕駛員 яхтсмен بادبانی کشتی کا ملاّح người chơi môn du thuyền
yacht club
a club for yacht-owners. seiljagklub نادي أصْحاب اليُخوت яхтклуб jachtařský klub sejlklub; yachtklub der Jachtklub ιστιοπλοϊκός όμιλος club náutico jahtklubi کانون مالکین کشتی های تفریحی pursiseura club nautique מוֹעַדוֹן שֵיט יַאכטוֹת याॅट क्लब, पनसुआ-दौड़ के लिये आयोजित संस्था jedriličarski klub jachtklub klub pemilik perahu pesiar siglingaklúbbur circolo nautico ヨットクラブ 요트 클럽 jachtų klubas jahtklubs kelab perahu layar jachtclub seilklubb jacht-klub iate-clube yacht club яхт-клуб jachtársky klub jadralski klub klub jedriličara yachtklubb, segelsällskap ยอชท์คลับ yat kulubü 遊艇俱樂部 яхт-клуб کشتی رانی کا کلب câu lạc bộ du thuyền


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At the moment of his arrival a small yacht was under trial in the bay; this yacht had been built by order of an Englishman, who, having heard that the Genoese excelled all other builders along the shores of the Mediterranean in the construction of fast-sailing vessels, was desirous of possessing a specimen of their skill; the price agreed upon between the Englishman and the Genoese builder was forty thousand francs.
It appeared in the guise of a helpless yacht loaded with seasick people, so we could hardly be expected to recognize it as the opportunity.
Of course, yacht racing is an organized pastime, a function of social idleness ministering to the vanity of certain wealthy inhabitants of these isles nearly as much as to their inborn love of the sea.
 
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