Definitions
Pleasure boat or sailing vessel used for recreation.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?”
“You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Pleasure boat”5 letters
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