/ jɒt; NAmE jɑːt/ ( NAmE also sail·boat ) noun
a large sailing boat, often also with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips and racing :
a yacht club / race
a motor yacht
a luxury yacht
—compare dinghy
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from early modern Dutch jaghte , from jaghtschip fast pirate ship, from jag(h)t hunting + schip ship.