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yacht in Malay

kapal pesiar

/jɒt//jɑt/

yacht in Malay: kapal pesiar. In English, yacht means a slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.

Malay words for yacht

slick and light ship
kapal pesiar

English meaning of yacht

  1. noun A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
  2. noun Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
  3. verb To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

Full definition of yacht

yacht in a sentence

  • Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?
  • You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?

yacht in other languages

Questions about yacht in Malay

What is the meaning of yacht in Malay?
Yacht in Malay is kapal pesiar.
Apakah maksud yacht dalam bahasa Melayu?
Yacht: kapal pesiar.
What does yacht mean in English?
Yacht means a slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yacht (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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