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[-] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I said Yacht, not a sail boat.

[-] ebc@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

Sailboats like this are routinely called "yacht". Yacht is a very non descriptive term for boats that just means a pleasure boat. A lot of very different boats fit that description.

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yacht

Take the L.

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Yacht is a boat, sail or power, that has a cabin for sleeping. Large size is not a prerequisite. Some boats as small as 17 ft meet this definition.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Define yacht then

Edit: oh, it seems, the American English strikes again

As per UK definition I'm accustomed to, a yacht is:

a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure

While the US definition is:

a large and usually expensive boat, used for racing or for traveling around for pleasure

Although this, too, doesn't rule out a yacht not necessarily being expensive, and don't really say what's large in actual size

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