land yacht

a large, unwieldy, typically american automobile originating from earlier model years, specifically the 1960s up until the 1990s. general characteristics of a landyacht are tremendous proportions including a length that rivals that of an aircraft carrier, an asphalt crushing curb weight similar to that of a fully grown hippopotamus, giving the landyacht the distinctive spanish-galleon-like handling and a gentle, couch-like ride along with the turning radius larger than that of a big rig. landyachts are typically powered by unnecessarily large big block v8 engines producing hilariously low amounts of horsepower mated to a sloppy 3 or 4 speed automatic transmission. if you spot a landyacht, it is likely making futile attempts to park, attempting a 27-point turn across an intersection, losing a hubcap, or drinking large amounts of fuel at a gas station.

noteworthy landyachts:
lincoln continental
cadillac sedan de ville
oldsmobile delta 88
chevrolet caprice
buick roadmaster
cadillac sixty special
mercury colony park
ford country squire
and the recently discontinued ford crown victoria/lincoln town car/mercury grand marquis

extended length pickup trucks and suvs may also be considered landyachts.
person 1: holy sh-t look at that thing, it’s like 25 feet long
person 2: that’s a landyacht. let’s watch him try to park.
7 more definitions
a large car, mainly from the 70’s, that is so big you refer to it as such.
my 73′ catalina is a land yacht!
upscale mobile homes, usually esconced in coastal or other upscale area trailer parks, i.e. not in trailer trash locations.
paradise cove in malibu is loaded with million dollar plus land yachts.
(n.) a very large luxury car
my lincoln town car is not a boat, it’s a “land yacht!”
a large piece of detroit iron or other road missile. handles well with modifications.
“oh, look, here comes alberto in his giant land yacht dodge.”
a very old and decrepit car that takes up as much room on the road as a big-rig. also know as a boat.
your ’72 pontiac cataline is a land yacht.
a road locomotive. a block-long car that handles badly.
martha drove her land yacht to the mall.