Meaning of land yacht | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A vehicle used in land sailing, consisting of little more than a carriage and a sail.
2. A long, heavy, luxurious automobile, providing a comfortable ride but poor handling characteristics.
   colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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