Associations to the word «Yacht»

Wiktionary

YACHT, noun. 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.
YACHT, noun. Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
YACHT, verb. (intransitive) To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

Dictionary definition

YACHT, noun. An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing.
YACHT, verb. Travel in a yacht.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats