yacht
/jɒt/
EN
A medium-sized to large recreational or luxury sailing or motor-powered boat, typically used for leisure cruising or racing.
We sailed the yacht along the Mediterranean coast for our summer vacation.
Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century Dutch word 'jacht', meaning 'hunt', originally referring to a fast hunting ship. It was adopted into English in the 17th century to describe a pleasure craft.
Translations
简体中文
游艇,快艇,帆船
繁體中文
遊艇,快艇,帆船
日本語
ヨット,遊艇
한국어
요트,유람선
Deutsch
Jacht,Yacht
Español
yate,lancha de recreo
Português
iate,barco de recreio
Français
Tiếng Việt
du thuyền,thuyền du lịch
Related Words
boatsailboatcruise shipcatamaran