Yacht Definition–noun | 1. | a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. | –verb (used without object) | 2. | to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. | |
From Dictionary Charter Definition–noun | 1. | a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges. | | 2. | (often initial capital letter ) a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations. | | 3. | authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc. | | 4. | a grant by a sovereign power creating a corporation, as the royal charters granted to British colonies in America. | | 5. | Also called charter party. a contract by which part or all of a ship is leased for a voyage or a stated time. | | 6. | a tour, vacation, or trip by charter arrangement: The travel agency is offering charters to Europe and the Caribbean. | | 7. | special privilege or immunity. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to establish by charter: to charter a bank. | | 9. | to lease or hire for exclusive use: The company will charter six buses for the picnic. | | 10. | to give special favor or privilege to. | –adjective | 11. | of or pertaining to a method of travel in which the transportation is specially leased or hired for members of a group or association: a charter flight to Europe. | | 12. | that can be leased or hired for exclusive or private use: a charter boat for deep-sea fishing. | | 13. | done or held in accordance with a charter: a charter school. | |
From Dictionary Turkey Definition–noun, plural -keys, (especially collectively ) -key. | 1. | a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world. | | 2. | the flesh of this bird, used as food. | | 4. | Slang. | a. | a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. | | b. | a naive, stupid, or inept person. | | c. | a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop. | | | 5. | Bowling. three strikes in succession. | —Idiom | 6. | talk turkey, Informal. to talk frankly; mean business. | |
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