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YACHTING
boating, yachting
(noun) water travel for pleasure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
yachting
present participle of yacht
Noun
yachting (countable and uncountable, plural yachtings)
(often, attributive) A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
Source: Wiktionary
Yacht"ing, n.
Definition: Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
YACHT
Yacht, n. Etym: [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. gahi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).] (Naut.)
Definition: 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. Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.
Yacht, v. i.
Definition: To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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