Yacht

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.

II. Yacht ·noun 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.

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