boating, yachting
(noun) water travel for pleasure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yachting
present participle of yacht
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, 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
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
