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yacht
(yät)n.
Any of various relatively small, streamlined sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.
intr.v. yacht·ed, yacht·ing, yachts
To sail, cruise, or race in a yacht.
[Probably obsolete Norwegian jagt, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip : jagen, to chase (from Old High German jagōn) + schip, ship.]
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yachting
(ˈjɒtɪŋ)n
(Nautical Terms)
a. the sport or practice of navigating a yacht
b. (as modifier): yachting clothes.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() water travel, seafaring - travel by water bareboating - boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating" |
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yachting
[ˈjɒtɪŋ] N → navegación f a vela, balandrismo mthe yachting fraternity → los aficionados al deporte de la vela
a yachting trip → una excursión en barco de vela
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yacht
(jot) noun a boat or small ship, usually with sails, often with an engine, built and used for racing or cruising. We spent our holidays on a friend's yacht; (also adjective) a yacht race.yate
ˈyachting noun the pastime of sailing in a yacht. navegación
ˈyachtsman (ˈjots-) noun a person who sails a yacht. a keen yachtsman.navegador
yacht club a club for yacht-owners. club náutico
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