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yacht

noun verb

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.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
Y
Ends with
T
Contains
AC
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/jɒt/ /jɒt/ /jɑt/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  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?”

  2. Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.

verb

  1. To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

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Example Sentences

Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?
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