land yacht
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A vehicle used in land sailing, consisting of little more than a carriage and a sail.
noun
A long, heavy, luxurious automobile, providing a comfortable ride but poor handling characteristics.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: boat, sled"
- "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?"
- "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"
- "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."