yacht — a medium-sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a medium-sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing
Pronunciation (IPA): /jɑːt/
Korean meaning: 순항이나 경주용 중간 크기의 범선
Korean pronunciation: 야트 (강세: 야트)
Example Sentences
- The billionaire's yacht was so big it had its own helicopter pad and swimming pool.
- She learned to sail on a small yacht during her summer vacation in Greece.
- The yacht party was so fancy that even the life jackets were designer brands.
yacht
NOUN//jɑːt//
a medium-sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing
💡 Concept
Couple cruising on luxury yacht
🎵 Rhyme
On the yacht, what he taught helped get the fish caught!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/jɑːt/
🇬🇧 UK/jɒt/
🌳Etymology
Rootyacht
Origin
16세기 네덜란드어 'jacht'에서 유래. 원래 '사냥'이라는 뜻으로, 해적을 사냥하는 빠른 배를 가리켰던 것이 오늘날의 레저용 요트로 발전했다.
🎵Rhyme
caughttaughtthoughtbrought
caught
taught
thought
brought
🔗Collocations
luxury yacht
yacht club
charter a yacht
yacht racing
sail a yacht
private yacht
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The billionaire's yacht was so big it had its own helicopter pad and swimming pool.”
“She learned to sail on a small yacht during her summer vacation in Greece.”
😄 Fun example
“The yacht party was so fancy that even the life jackets were designer brands.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
sailboatvesselboatcruiser
Antonyms
submarinekayak
Related
marinasailingharborcaptaincrew
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