dinghy

noun

din·​ghy ˈdiŋ-ē How to pronounce dinghy (audio)
-gē
plural dinghies
1
a
: a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
b
: a small sailboat
2
: a rubber life raft
3
: a rowboat or sailboat used to carry passengers or cargo on the coasts of India especially in sheltered waters around the peninsula

Examples of dinghy in a Sentence

we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
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When Jonathan swam out to the dinghy, Nicky screamed no. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 Here are the remaining medal events: Sailing — Women’s dinghy is at 6:13 a.m. NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024 As the dinghy docks at Muara Angke, a slum perched on the northern shore of Indonesia’s sprawling capital, Prabowo, 72, clambers onto land and plunges into a cheering crowd, shaking hands and kissing babies. Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 After a hearty lunch, a dinghy ferried me back to the Dream Baliceaux. Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dinghy 

Word History

Etymology

Bengali ḍiṅgi, Urdu ḍīngī & Hindi ḍieṁgī

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of dinghy was in 1810

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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinghy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dinghy

noun
din·​ghy ˈdiŋ-ē How to pronounce dinghy (audio)
-gē
plural dinghies
1
: a small rowboat or sailboat
especially : one carried on a larger boat
2
: a rubber life raft

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