Yacht
1yacht — yacht …
2Yacht — Généralités Type Bateau de plaisance Époque sens moderne depuis XIXe Sous types Yacht de luxe Caractéristiques courantes Propulsion Voile ou moteur …
3yacht — [ jɔt ] n. m. • 1572; néerl. jacht ♦ Navire de plaisance à voiles ou à moteur. Yachts de croisière, de course. ⇒ cabin cruiser, cruiser; bélouga, finn, vaurien. ♢ (1906) Yacht à glace : voilier à patins, utilisé (notamment au Canada) pour se… …
4yacht´er — yacht «yot», noun, verb. –n. a boat for pleasure trips or racing, equipped with sails or engines, or both. –v.i. to sail or race on a yacht. ╂[< earlier Dutch jaght < jaghtship pursuit ship] –yacht´er, noun. –yacht´less, adjective.… …
5Yacht — Yacht, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht. [1913 Webster] …
6Yacht — (y[o^]t), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag[=o]n, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. g[=a]hi quick, sudden (cf. {Gay}).] (Naut.) A light and elegantly… …
7Yacht — [j...] die; , en <aus gleichbed. engl. yacht, dies aus niederl. jacht, vgl. ↑Jacht> svw. ↑Jacht …
8yacht — yacht; yacht·ie; …
9yacht — ► NOUN 1) a medium sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing. 2) a powered boat equipped for cruising. ► VERB ▪ race or cruise in a yacht. DERIVATIVES yachting noun. ORIGIN Dutch jaghte, from jaghtschip fast pirate ship …
10yacht — [yät] n. [Du jacht, earlier jaghte, short for jaghtschip, pursuit ship (i.e., against pirates) < jaght, a hunt < jagen, to chase + schip, a SHIP] any of various relatively small vessels for pleasure cruises, racing, etc. vi. to sail or… …
