superyacht

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ yacht.

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Noun

superyacht (plural superyachts)

  1. A very large luxury yacht.
    Synonym: megayacht
    • 2008 March 30, Elizabeth Olson, “A Google Friend Is Now Facebook’s”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      Tom Perkins […] is putting his superyacht, the Maltese Falcon, up for sale, just two years after he first set sail on it.
    • 2020 November 25, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “The $550 million megayacht concept that looks like a shark”, in CNN‎[2]:
      This latest concept comes as demand for superyachts continues to grow – the global fleet jumped from 3,906 crafts in 2009 to 5,646 in 2019, according to the Superyacht Group. […] Recent examples include Ultra2, a new 95-meter superyacht from Berlin-based T.Fotiadis Design that has its own on-board safe room.

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