A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
General term for a boat used solely for the personal pleasure of the owner pleasure
ya-tt A light sailing vessel, esp., equipped for racing, ii) a larger usu. power driven vessel equipped for cruising, iii) a light vessel for travel on sand or ice, iv) race or cruise in a yacht.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
a gentleman's home, whether it is racing or sailing about for pleasure
a light sailing vessel built for racing
a small ship that can sail very fast
a vessel propelled by both sail and power used for relaxing and pleasure or for racing
a vessel used exclusively for pleasure on the sea
A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.
A sailboat or motoryacht used for pleasure, typically not a working boat.
A larger vessel used for pleasure purposes, as distinguished from a motorboat, sailboat or commercial vessel.
A vessel designed for pleasure, usually with many amenities.
A boat that is too expensive for an oceanographer to afford. Personally I think the individual who decided upon the weird spelling of yacht should be shact
A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt") pron. was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel of choice to return to Britain from the Netherlands for his restoration, it came to be used to convey important persons (see under History below).