as in schooner
a large boat that is used for racing or pleasure
a sailing yacht that requires a large crew to helm it
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Recent Examples of yacht
Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The package also includes daily breakfast and dinner and a bottle of champagne, and add-ons include a private dinner aboard a yacht, a castaway picnic lunch on a private island, and filling your private pool with red roses.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Superyacht owners and yachting industry operators who value and prioritize efforts that minimize the impact of travel on the environment can be confident that Dubai is at the forefront of meeting this requirement.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In the closing moments of the penultimate episode, Silver is plotting with his minions aboard his yacht.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The package also includes daily breakfast and dinner and a bottle of champagne, and add-ons include a private dinner aboard a yacht, a castaway picnic lunch on a private island, and filling your private pool with red roses.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Our deckhands are Keith from Melbourne, who’s worked on smaller sailboats for five years, and Emma, who has only been in yachting for a year.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Superyacht owners and yachting industry operators who value and prioritize efforts that minimize the impact of travel on the environment can be confident that Dubai is at the forefront of meeting this requirement.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yacht
Noun
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What about a cold one in giant schooner on your lunch break?—
Miami Herald Archive,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
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In photos obtained by PEOPLE, the two were seen boating together in Nerano, Italy, along the Amalfi Coast.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Seven years later, Naya Rivera, who had portrayed out cheerleader Santana Lopez during the entire run of the show, died of accidental drowning while boating with her young son.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another system key to balance is cardiovascular: vessels must work well to ensure the brain gets enough blood to avoid dizziness.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The borosilicate glass vessel features a small snail climbing up the side, and there’s a little glass twig too.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
7 Mar. 2025
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Buy Now: $22,700 Photo : Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveler Globe Night Blue In 2016, Laurent Ferrier unveiled a model that perfectly exemplified the brand’s prowess in the way of both technical achievement and artistic craft: the Galet Traveler Globe Night Blue.—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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To predict external business environments, consumer demand, and craft responses to regulatory voids.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yacht. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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