yacht
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but…A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
» Our yacht club has ten members.
Unser Jachtklub hat zehn Mitglieder.
Unser Yachtclub hat zehn Mitglieder.
В нашем яхт-клубе десять членов.
В нашому яхт-клубі десять учасників.
Meaning
2 sensesA slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?
You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?
Yacht, Jacht
я́хтаjáxta
я́хтаjáxta
Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
Yacht, Jacht
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
Examples
94 sentencesOur yacht club has ten members.
В нашому яхт-клубі десять учасників.
ruВ нашем яхт-клубе десять членов.
deUnser Jachtklub hat zehn Mitglieder.
Many yachts are in the harbor.
У порту багато яхт.
deIm Hafen liegen viele Jachten.
I want to buy a yacht.
Я хочу купити яхту.
ruЯ хочу купить яхту.
I'm going to buy a yacht.
Я куплю яхту.
ruЯ куплю яхту.
I don't want to buy a yacht.
Я не хочу купувати яхту.
ruЯ не хочу покупать яхту.
Translations
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Origin
Circa 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacCirca 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”).
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Forms
plural: yachtsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing:racing yacht