Yacht, n.

(yŏt), n. [D. jagt, O. D. jacht, jaght, jaghte, jaght-schip, from jagt, jacht, Ger. jagd, a chase, hunting, from D. & Ger. jagen, to chase, hunt; Ger. jacht, jachtschip, Dan. jagt, Sw. jakt, jaktskepp.]

(Naut.) A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey princes, &c., from one place to another; a sea-going vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, and the like.

First-class yacht, a yacht of above thirty tons burden. Simmonds.