Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of yacht
nounyachting (countable and uncountable, plural yachtings)
plural yachtings
- attributivecountableoftenuncountableA physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.
1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 839
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ветроходство
- ветроходство (vetrohodstvo)physical activity involving boats
Czech jachting
- jachtingphysical activity involving boats
Irish luamhaireacht
- luamhaireachtphysical activity involving boats
Japanese ヨット遊び
- ヨット遊び (yotto-asobi)physical activity involving boats
Portuguese iatismo, vela
- iatismophysical activity involving boats
- velaphysical activity involving boats
Cite this entry
APA
yachting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yachting
MLA
“yachting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yachting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yachting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yachting.
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