yachtyacht /jɒt $ jɑːt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport, especially one that has a place where you can sleep → sailing boat, sailboat
Word OriginWORD ORIGINyacht
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 Early modern Dutch jaght, from Middle Low German jachtschiff ‘hunting ship’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- He could have drowned rowing back from the yacht club.
- Sometimes you may spot an occasional dorsal fin when it pops out like a miniature yacht sail.
- The yachts later picked up a freshening breeze which reached Force 5 approaching the island.
- The yachts tacked back and forth across the Solent, and then moored up for a sumptuous lunch.
- The Backup New yachts suffer from teething problems, and older yachts need lots of tender loving care.
- The resourceful youngster has overhauled the yacht and drummed up sponsors largely by himself.
- We provide a comprehensive range of sizes to suit every yacht specification for leisure use or for the longest of passages.
THESAURUStypes of boat► yacht
Collocations a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
► sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
► rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
► dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
► catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
► trimaran a sailing boat with three separate hullss
► barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
► canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
► canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
► kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
► punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
► houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
► pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: · People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
→ ship1WORD SETS► Other Sportsaerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a luxury ship/yacht
· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► luxury· You can enjoy the water in a small dinghy as much as in a luxury yacht.· She said there was no way her husband of 46 years would have killed himself by jumping off his luxury yacht.· Diana climbed aboard one boat with children William and Harry for the short hop to their luxury yacht.
► new· The Backup New yachts suffer from teething problems, and older yachts need lots of tender loving care.· Before the opening of this new marina, yachts had to detour to the south to the Canaries.· I've designed a new yacht which we believe stands an excellent chance of winning the next round-the-world race.
► royal· Ironically, for two weeks in 1981, the royal yacht was the luxurious honeymoon base for Charles and Diana.· It had a single curved platform and a handsome waiting-room, and provided access from the railway to the royal yacht.· On board the royal yacht, with its 21officers and 256 men, they were never left alone.· She will also hold a reception on the Royal yacht Britannia.· The Royals seem to use the royal yacht purely for privileged leisure cruising - at our vast expense.
NOUN► britannia· She will also hold a reception on the Royal yacht Britannia.
► club· However, the yacht club flourishes, and the regatta is still held.· He could have drowned rowing back from the yacht club.· One day I went to the nearby yacht club where a open-air reggae festival continued well into the night.· No evidence of a Buchanan trust fund or yacht club membership, however.· There is also a marina yacht club and a licensed restaurant barge at South Dock.· The yacht club, the Presidio, the park, and of course the bridge dominated the view to the left.
► motor· Sheets in, he bore away from the motor yacht.· This one concerned a motor yacht making a run with spirits from the Channel Isles.· Sailing yachts 31-53 feet, motor yachts 37-46 feet, plus an extensive range of crewed sail and motor yachts 42-120 feet.· By Cairnbaan only three motor yachts had puttered by.· White-hulled, she was a sleek ninety-foot Baglietto motor yacht.· Easing Golden Girl up under mainsail, Trent watched the motor yacht roll gently in the swell.
► race· The thing flapped around like a sail in a transatlantic yacht race, you could have gone surfing on it.· In the 1972 single-handed Transatlantic yacht race, a number of hallucinations and illusions were experienced, some of them premonitions.· To improve its image, the firm is splashing out £3 million on sponsoring a boat in the 1993 round-the-world yacht race.· The toughest yacht race in the world will have changed the 140 people who took part, some perhaps for ever.
VERB► sail· Newall, 27, was arrested by a Royal Navy frigate sailing his yacht off Casablanca.· The veterinarians must be sailing in yachts, surely.· Windsurfers on the plane Nor is this like sailing a yacht!
a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport, especially one that has a place where you can sleep → sailing boat, sailboat