yacht club

noun

: a club organized to promote and regulate yachting and boating

Examples of yacht club in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Former Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff was sentenced to three years of probation and four months of home confinement in April 2024 for using $15,000 in campaign funds for personal spending including a family wedding and yacht club membership. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The 33-year-old fashion entrepreneur was found dead on a boat docked at an exclusive yacht club in Montauk, New York, on Aug. 5. Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The woman found dead on a docked boat at a ritzy Hamptons yacht club has been identified as 33-year-old local designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025 Damages to the building and surrounding boats were believed to be upwards of thousands of dollars and promoted the immediate closure of the yacht club. Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for yacht club

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yacht club was in 1834

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Yacht club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yacht%20club. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on yacht club

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!