yacht club

noun

: a club organized to promote and regulate yachting and boating

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In the days leading up to it, there are parties and gatherings at yacht clubs for sailors from all around who have built friendships off the water through the years. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Home to the country’s second oldest yacht club, folks flock here for watersports like kayaking, paddle boarding, and surfing. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 The yacht club is a nonprofit and shouldn’t have been eligible for a restaurant relief grant, authorities said in court filings. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 Company officials certainly know the layout of the 77-acre complex, which includes a yacht club. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yacht club

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First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of yacht club was in 1834

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