Superyacht

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very large luxury yacht.

    "Tom Perkins[…] is putting his superyacht, the Maltese Falcon, up for sale, just two years after he first set sail on it."

Example

More examples

"In a scandal that shocked the financial world, prosecutors say the executives spent the pilfered money on luxury items such as expensive homes and properties in Beverly Hills, New York and London; a 300-foot superyacht; and fine art by Monet and Van Gogh."

Etymology

From super- + yacht.

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