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yacht

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

yaht
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈjɑt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. nautical

    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.

  2. Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.

verb

  1. Travel in a yacht

  2. intransitive

    To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: 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.

Used this way, yacht is a specialist word with a mildly favourable edge. This is a nautical use: it is standard at sea and largely unfamiliar ashore.

Emotional tone
Slightly positive
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Positive and appreciative
Usage feel
Clinical and detached

Where it naturally appears

  • Sailing/maritime
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Nearby words

  • racing yacht , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use yacht

  • “They spent their vacation cruising the coastline on their luxurious yacht.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Slick / expensive

motor yachtyacht racing

Vessel

private yacht

Travel

yacht club

Sail

yacht race

Other combinations

royal yachtsteam yachtyork yacht

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • yachtingnounInflected form

    Water travel for pleasure.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • yacht clubnounCompound term

    Club that promotes and supports yachting and boating.

  • yacht racenounCompound term

    A race between crews of people in yachts.

  • yacht chairnounCompound term

    A light folding armchair for outdoor use.

  • yachting capnounCompound term

    A cap with a flat circular top and a visor.

  • ice yachtnounCompound term

    A sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame.

  • racing yachtnounCompound term

    An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: slick and light ship for making pleasure trips

racing yachtRare

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