yachting

[yot-ing] / ˈyɒt ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

nautical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

maritime navigational seafaring

STRONG

marine

WEAK

abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea naval navigating oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seagoing ship thalassic

ADJECTIVE

nautical/naval

Synonyms

WEAK

abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea marine maritime navigating navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seafaring seagoing thalassic

NOUN

boating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rowing sailing

STRONG

canoeing cruising drifting paddling sculling trawling

NOUN

navigation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Previous excuses for failing to file have included being up a mountain or yachting around the world.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

It isn’t hard to think that Jeff Bezos left his role as Amazon.com’s CEO to enjoy a slower life filled with yachting and celebrity parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The two were photographed yachting together in the Pacific off El Salvador’s coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Togged up women and gentlemen in yachting costume and all very rich and important looking.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

yachting

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