"land yacht" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: land yachts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} land yacht (plural land yachts)
  1. A vehicle used in land sailing, consisting of little more than a carriage and a sail. Categories (topical): Automobiles Synonyms: sail wagon, sand yacht, landyacht, land-yacht Translations (vehicle used in land sailing): колёсный бу́ер (koljósnyj bújer) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-land_yacht-en-noun-zEyKc9PE Disambiguation of Automobiles: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'vehicle used in land sailing': 95 5
  2. (colloquial) A long, heavy, luxurious automobile, providing a comfortable ride but poor handling characteristics. Tags: colloquial Translations (long, heavy automobile): чемода́н (čemodán) [masculine, slang] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-land_yacht-en-noun-oQ80YTY6 Disambiguation of 'long, heavy automobile': 0 100

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