Yacht
[jɒt] or [jɑt]
Definition
(noun.) an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing.
(verb.) travel in a yacht.
Typed by Freddie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(v. i.) To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
Edited by Barbie
Definition
n. a sailing or steam vessel elegantly fitted up for pleasure-trips or racing or as a vessel of state.—v.i. to sail in a yacht.—adj. Yacht′-built built on the model of a yacht.—ns. Yacht′-club a club of yachtsmen; Yacht′er one engaged in sailing a yacht; Yacht′ing sailing in a yacht; Yachts′man one who keeps or sails a yacht; Yachts′manship the art of sailing a yacht.
Editor: Myra
Unserious Contents or Definition
To see a yacht in a dream, denotes happy recreation away from business and troublesome encumbrances. A stranded one, represents miscarriage of entertaining engagements.
Typist: Lucinda
Examples
- It was also used in October, 1899, on board the Grande Duchesse to report the international yacht race between the Columbia and the Shamrock at Sandy Hook, as seen in Fig. 13. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I am sufficiently well off to keep a hundred and fifty ton steam yacht, which is at present lying at Southampton, ready to start when I wish. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Every one heard, of course, that there had been some disagreement--some misunderstanding---- Did she hear that Bertha turned me off the yacht? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- You extravagant fellow; another yacht! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Does Caliphronas know you are a yacht-owner? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- If they don't, the arrival of the yacht with fresh troops will drive them away. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- As to bringing them back, by this time my yacht must be there, so it would not take long for me to steam here with a good number of men. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But you needn't be afraid, Dick; it's easier to get out than get in, and when the yacht arrives we'll not have much difficulty in getting on board. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But have you seen any sign of the yacht? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The next day, the yacht arrived at Syra, with her ensign half-mast, as a token of the dead on board. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Miss Bart is not going back to the yacht, she said in a voice of singular distinctness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- However, I will write to my agents about the yacht, to Mrs Dengelton and the Rector about their joining us at Athens. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Falling over the side, it impeded the yacht's course, and brought her gunwale dangerously near the water. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We must fly this very minute, and trust to Providence to be spared until the arrival of the yacht. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Do you think, if I instruct my agents about the yacht, and write to Mrs Dengelton and the Rector, that they will come out to Athens? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Sailing vessels, yachts, and fishing dories remain within reach of port if the barometer foretells storms. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Checker: Raymond