yacht

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From Dutch jacht from Old Dutch jagt, short for jaghtschip (ship for chasing), from jagen, related to German jagen and Danish jage (to hunt).

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Singular
yacht

Plural
yachts

yacht (plural yachts)

  1. A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
    "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?"
  2. Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.

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Infinitive
to yacht

Third person singular
yachts

Simple past
yachted

Past participle
yachted

Present participle
yachting

to yacht (third-person singular simple present yachts, present participle yachting, simple past and past participle yachted)

  1. (intransitive) To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

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From English yacht < Dutch.

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yacht m. (plural yachts)

  1. Yacht.

[edit] Italian

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English

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yacht m. inv.

  1. yacht
  2. The letter Y in the Italian phonetic alphabet