Yacht : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Yacht	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Yacht
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yacht n an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing Synonym(s): yacht, racing yacht v travel in a yacht
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yacht \Yacht\, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yacht \Yacht\ (y[ocr]t), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag[omac]n, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. g[be]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.