yachting
yachting is the present participle and gerund of yacht.
Meaning of yacht
Verb
yacht (third-person singular simple present yachts, present participle yachting, simple past and past participle yachted)
Noun
yachting (countable and uncountable, plural yachtings)
- A 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
Forms of yachting
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Words formed from yachting
Questions about yachting
- What does yachting mean?
- Yachting means a physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
- What is yachting the present participle and gerund of?
- Yachting is the present participle and gerund of yacht.
- What part of speech is yachting?
- Yachting is a noun.
- What is the plural of yachting?
- The plural of yachting is yachtings.
Words near yachting in the dictionary
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