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yacht
[yot] 
–noun
| 1. | a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. |
Origin:
1550–60; < early D jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equiv. to D jacht hunt (deriv. of jagen to hunt) + schip ship
1550–60; < early D jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equiv. to D jacht hunt (deriv. of jagen to hunt) + schip ship
Related forms:
yachty, adjective
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| yacht (yät) n. Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels, generally with smart graceful lines, used for pleasure cruises or racing. intr.v. yacht·ed, yacht·ing, yachts To sail, cruise, or race in a yacht. [Probably obsolete Norwegian jagt, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip : jagen, to chase (from Old High German jagōn) + schip, ship.] |
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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. Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.Yacht
Yacht\, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
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Language Translation for : yacht
Spanish:
yate,
German:
die Jacht, Segel-…,
Japanese:
ヨット
yacht
1557, yeaghe "a light, fast-sailing ship," probably from Norw. jaght, from M.L.G. jacht, shortened form of jachtschip "fast pirate ship," lit. "ship for chasing," from jacht "chase," from jagen "to chase, hunt," from O.H.G. jagon, from P.Gmc. *jagojanan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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