yacht club
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3.7
- noun
- /jɑt klʌb/
:
club de yates
- He joined the yacht club to meet other enthusiasts and participate in regattas.
I was in the Yacht Club when Johnny Bindon's.
- I was in the Yacht Club when Johnny Bindon's.
- So Zoloft will make you definitely, you know, hang out by a yacht, hang out by a Yacht Club, you know, But since then, I've been on it.
Examples
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It was also the day the yacht club held their autumn parade.
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Now Doug, as you and the committee all know, my daddy founded this yacht club more than 25 years ago.
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Oh, cause my folks have been members of the yacht club for like, 20 years.
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No, not there, at the yacht club.
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In fact, I was with him earlier today at the yacht club.
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When he got back to the dock, he went straight to the bar in the yacht club.
Fiction book (1990) -
The only yacht club on the island is 43 years old.
Blog text (29) -
Deray is going to meet my daughter at the yacht club.
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She's having dinner at the yacht club.
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As we glided away from the yacht club, the talk revolved around the town and the university, and then he casually turned the conversation to our aspirations.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
A club where members keep and use boats and sail together
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'yacht' (a large boat) with 'club' (an association); together they straightforwardly denote an association for people interested in yachting. This noun–noun composition follows common English and cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun yacht club comes from the two words yacht, a boat used for fun or racing, and club, a 'group' of people who meet. It is a place where boat owners meet, store boats, and run races, so the phrase means 'an organization for people who like sailing and boating'.