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Yacht vs Yachty - What's the difference?

yacht | yachty |

As nouns the difference between yacht and yachty

is that yacht is 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 while yachty is a yachtsman or yachtswoman.

As a verb yacht

is (label) to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

As a adjective yachty is

of or relating to yachts.

yacht

English

Noun

(en 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.
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  • Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
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  • Derived terms

    {{der3, ice yacht , land yacht , motor yacht, motoryacht, MY , sailing yacht, steam yacht, SY , yacht club , yachter , yachting , yachtless , yachtsman}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
  • Anagrams

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    yachty

    English

    Noun

    (yachties)
  • A yachtsman or yachtswoman
  • Adjective

    (er)
  • of or relating to yachts