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Word entry · 5 letters

yacht

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"Pleasure boat"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /jɒt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted achtyStarts with YEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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