From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yacht
n 1: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for
cruising or racing [syn: yacht, racing yacht]
v 1: travel in a yacht
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Yacht \Yacht\, v. i.
To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Yacht \Yacht\ (y[o^]t), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a
chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen,
OHG. jag[=o]n, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG.
g[=a]hi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).] (Naut.)
A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for
private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to
convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a
seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
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Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.
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