yachtnoun [ C ]
uk/jɒt/us/jɑːt/B2 a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure:
a luxury yacht
a yacht club
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- They spent their annual holiday on a chartered yacht in the Caribbean.
- He spent three days adrift on his yacht.
- His eyes were fixed on the distant yacht.
- If they can afford a yacht, they must be rolling in it.
- She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.
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Boats & sailing craft
- buoy
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- dugout
- gondola
- kayak
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- punt
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sailing boat
- sampan
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
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