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1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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• a wind-driven vehicle with a mast and sails, having three wheels, a single seat, and a steering wheel, used especially on beaches and other sandy areas.
• a three-wheeled recreational vehicle with a sail, used on land and propelled by wind power

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Driving such a sophisticated land yacht—which weighs almost three tons—feels like riding on a cloud.

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• landyacht , land-yacht

land yacht ( plural land yachts )

• A vehicle used in land sailing , consisting of little more than a carriage and a sail . Synonyms: sail wagon , sand yacht
• 1978 October, Michael Lamm, “Driving the '79 General Motors Cars”, in Popular Mechanics : For example, will the traditional Eldorado buyer willingly step from his 5052-pound, 19-foot-long 1978 land yacht into a 1979 version weighing 1155 pounds less and measuring nearly two feet shorter? Is he willing to pay the same or more cash for this smaller, lighter car?
• 2013 , Greta Olson, Criminals as Animals from Shakespeare to Lombroso : A frequently cited example is a “ land yacht ” to describe an SUV: this blend creates a structure out of the ideas behind it, suggesting that the large car moves on the road like a yacht over water
• 2017 , Robert Lashley, The Mind Full : She owned a land yacht of a car called a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. It had the softest suspension of any car he had ridden in.

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• The automotive sense is most often, but not exclusively, applied to full-size sedans and coupes of the 1960s and 1970s.

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What does the noun land-yacht mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun land-yacht . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun land-yacht is in the 1920s.

OED's earliest evidence for land-yacht is from 1928, in the Daily Express .

land-yacht is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: land n. 1 , yacht n.

Nearby entries

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• landways, adv. c1650–
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• land wheel, n. 1742–
• land-wind, n. 1598–
• land-wine, n. 1390–1574
• land-winkle, n. 1601
• land wire, n. 1876–
• landworthiness, n. 1794–
• land-wrack, n. a1657–1707
• land-yacht, n. 1928–
• land-yard, n. 1828–
• lane, n.¹ Old English–
• Lane, n.² 1875–
• lane, v. 1772–73
• lane-born, adj. 1834–
• Lane cake, n. 1921–
• lane-galloper, n. 1826–
• laneous, adj. 1676–1727
• lane-route, n. 1893–
• laney, adj. 1876–

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The definition of land yacht in the dictionary is a three-wheeled recreational vehicle with a sail, used on land and propelled by wind power.

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land yacht noun

A vehicle used in land sailing, consisting of little more than of a carriage and a sail.

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Land sailing, also known as sand yachting, land yachting or dirtboating, entails overland travel with a sail-powered vehicle, similar to sailing on water. Originally, a form of transportation or recreation, it has evolved primarily into a racing sport since the 1950s. Vehicles used in sailing are known as sail wagons, sand yachts, or land yachts. They typically have three (sometimes four) wheels and function much like a sailboat, except that they are operated from a sitting or lying position and steered by pedals or hand levers. Land sailing works best in windy flat areas, and races often happen on beaches, airfields, and dry lake beds in desert regions. Modern land sailors, generally known as "pilots", can go three to four times faster than the wind speed. A gust of wind is considered more beneficial in a land sailing race than a favorable windshift. A similar sport, known as ice yachting, is practiced on frozen lakes and rivers. Another variation is the Whike, which combines land sailing with bicycling and can therefore also be used in everyday traffic because it does not fully depend on wind.

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The term "land yacht" can refer to both a type of wind-driven vehicle used for recreation and a large, luxurious car known for comfort.

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( colloquial ) A large, luxurious car, often from the mid-20th century, known for its comfort and size.

• He drove his old land yacht down the coast, enjoying the smooth ride.
• The 1970s Cadillac is a classic example of a land yacht.

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( technical ) A wind-driven vehicle with sails, typically used for recreational activities on flat, open areas.

• They spent the weekend racing land yachts on the beach.
• The land yacht sped across the desert, propelled by the strong winds.

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The body of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was found alongside the remains of four of his guests in the first cabin of the doomed Bayesian superyacht — while his teen daughter apparently died alone in another cabin, authorities said.

The $40 million ship sank stern-first and rolled onto its right side as it slipped beneath the waves Monday — prompting the passengers trapped on board to seek refuge in the air pockets on the vessel’s left side.

The cause of the incident is under investigation, Italian authorities confirmed Saturday, though it is believed the vessel was likely struck by a downspout.

Divers found Lynch’s body in the first cabin Thursday, said Bentivoglio Fiandra, chief of Palermo’s fire brigade and part of the divers’ rescue team, according to the BBC .

The bodies of New York attorney Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda, as well as Morgan Stanley exec Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy, were also found in the first cabin.

Hannah Lynch, 18, was the last victim to be retrieved from the wreck. Her body was recovered Friday.

The remains of Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, were found alone in the third cabin on the left side, Fiandra explained.

The bright student was set to study English at the University of Oxford, one of her former teachers told reporters.

Lynch’s wife, and Hannah’s mother, Angela Bacares was one of the 15 passengers and crew who managed to escape the Bayesian.

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The probe will zero in on how a vessel deemed “unsinkable” by the manufacturer, Italian Sea Group, went under while a nearby sailboat was mostly unscathed during the freak weather event.

Italian Sea Group CEO Giovanni Costantino blamed the tragedy on “indescribably, unreasonable” crew errors .

“The impossible happened on that boat … but it went down because it took on water. From where the investigators will tell,” he told Reuters.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Costantino claimed the Bayesian sank in 16 minutes – which should have been plenty of time for the crew to evacuate everyone safely.

The doomed cruise was hosted by Lynch to celebrate his recent acquittal on fraud charges in the US.

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• Land yachts go a lot faster than sea yachts - up to about three times the speed of the wind .
• Land yachts taking part in the race should contain a seat for the operator , and be wind powered only.
• In a land yacht , you're lying on your back, with your head up, more of a watching-TV-in-bed position than one for extreme sport .
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Definition of yacht noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Unusually warm waters off the coast of Sicily helped spawn a "waterspout" that sank a superyacht earlier this week, leaving several people dead or missing.

Tornadoes are among nature's most terrifying spectacles. These rotating columns of air are called tornadoes when they form over land and waterspouts when they form over water, though there are subtle differences which we'll get into. While meteorologists have announced with some confidence some of the probable weather effects of climate change , tornadoes remain rather more mysterious.

But, it's a question that people who live in tornado-prone regions cannot afford to ignore: will a hotter atmosphere breed more frequent and deadly twisters?

Astrid Werkmeister is an atmospheric physicist at Strathclyde University. She uses satellite imagery to monitor threats to offshore wind farms , and waterspouts are among the most serious.

"Safety protocols require workers to evacuate or seek shelter well before a waterspout approaches," she says. "But if caught off guard, the situation can be life-threatening."

'Waterspout way'

There are two kinds of waterspouts. Tornadic waterspouts spawn from thunderstorms, and are essentially the same as tornadoes on land, except they form on (or move onto) water. This is what struck and capsized the Bayesian yacht.

Fair-weather waterspouts, meanwhile, are more common and less dangerous, and can form in relatively calm conditions when the wind doesn't vary in speed and direction at different heights in the atmosphere.

A study that analyzed this more gentle type of waterspout off the Balaeric Islands noted that most tended to form between 08:00 and 10:00 in the morning, when the rising sun warms the chilly sea air and causes it to rise.

Southern Italy has endured successive heat waves this summer. Sea surface temperatures around Sicily on the day the Bayesian yacht sunk were reported to have been near 30°C, three degrees higher than average for the time of year. Warm ocean water is rocket fuel for storms that generate tornadic waterspouts, Werkmeister says.

And if " tornado alley " is a central band of the US running from the Dakotas in the north to Texas in the south, the southern Mediterranean has a claim to Europe's "waterspout way." Werkmeister notes that the Florida Keys and the Gulf of Mexico are also hotspots for waterspouts.

"Especially during late summer and early autumn when sea surface temperatures peak, the Mediterranean is known for frequent waterspouts due to its warm waters and dynamic atmospheric conditions," she says.

The burning of fossil fuels in power plants , jet engines, cars and boilers has trapped more heat in Earth's atmosphere, but it has also warmed the ocean. Rising sea surface temperatures mean more energy and moisture in the air, and so, broadly speaking, more waterspouts according to Werkemister.

Bogdan Antonescu, a tornado expert at the University of Bucharest, agrees.

"Currently, there is a marine heat wave [in the Mediterranean]," he says, via email.

"These marine heat waves are becoming more common … With a high sea-surface temperature (as in the case of a heat wave), there is more energy for storms and probably a longer storm season."

Over the rainbow?

The US averages 1,200 tornadoes a year, which is significantly more than any other country (the next closest is Canada, which records an average of 100 a year). One of the worst tornado outbreaks in US history occurred fairly recently—and well outside the season they are usually expected, which is early spring to late summer.

On the night of December 10, 2021, multiple tornadoes tore through states as far-flung as Illinois and Arkansas and killed more than 70 people. This mid-winter spree prompted many people to worry that climate change will make tornadoes more common. Computer models for studying climate change have no clear answer.

"With climate models, the smaller the object, the harder it is to see," says John Allen, an associate professor of meteorology at Central Michigan University.

"Tornadoes and the severe storms that create them are far below the typical scale that climate models can predict."

What models can foresee are conditions that create tornadoes, Allen says. These include warm, moist air, changeable winds and a trigger, like a cold front, to ignite the storm. Without this final ingredient, climate models may predict perfect tornado weather that still fails to generate any actual tornadoes.

Climate models generally indicate more favorable conditions for US tornadoes towards the end of the century, largely because of rising temperatures and moisture that will generate updrafts of air. The likelihood of tornadoes in autumn and winter will increase while falling in the traditional spring and summer season, Allen says.

Another quirk is that the area where most tornadoes strike in the US appears to be shifting east—away from the sparsely populated plains of say, Oklahoma, and towards more densely inhabited suburbs and cities in Alabama.

And so, even without favorable conditions aligning more often, tornadoes could still claim more lives in future. Thankfully, people seem to be getting better at preparing for them says Ernest Agee, a professor emeritus of atmospheric science at Purdue University.

"The per capita death toll from tornadoes has actually gone down in the latter half of the past 100 years," he says.

"So, as bad as these new outbreaks are, science and technology are saving lives at a faster rate than storms are killing people."

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