land yacht
nounDefinition of land yacht
1
: a 3-wheel wind-driven recreation vehicle consisting usually of a bare-frame structure and a single sail and used especially on areas of firmly packed sand
2
: a large motor vehicle
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To be clear, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator didn’t mute all the nuisances of traveling en masse, but this land yacht certainly diminished the dissonance from the deep. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "2018 Lincoln Navigator outdoes Cadillac Escalade as most refined family hauler," 5 Mar. 2018 The entourage also included the four classic 1980s Detroit land yachts parked behind Eminem during the video, bookended by a Cadillac and Buick. — Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, "Behind the scenes of Eminem's anti-Trump video in Detroit," 12 Oct. 2017 There are many boats with inoffensive names reflecting sun, wind and sky, though not as pretentious as those on the land yachts and giant trailers parked by the dozen in Valdez — Phaetons, Prowlers, Patriots and Presidential Suites. — Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch News, "Alaska boat names can sink your spirit or keep you afloat," 1 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'land yacht.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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