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单词 dinghies
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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

Synonyms

  • bark
  • sailboat
  • windjammer
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Example Sentences

we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
Recent Examples on the Web In the middle of the Aegean Sea, the motor of the dinghy cut out. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 The little dinghy was a covetable example of craftsmanship, with its sleek lines, wave-slicing V hull, and dashing teak rail. W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online, 29 June 2011 Another dinghy carrying 27 sub-Saharan migrants was picked up in the same area on Thursday and one other, carrying some 50 migrants, was spotted Friday morning. CiarÁn Giles, ajc, 15 July 2022 To surf such waves, the Strapped Crew basically invented tow surfing, using an inflatable Zodiac dinghy and later Jet Skis. William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 In the middle of the Aegean Sea, the motor of the dinghy, overcrowded with refugees, cut out, and the Mardini sisters and others who could swim, ensured the safety of the passengers. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2022 One man had to be airlifted to a Canary Island hospital after the migrants were taken from the dinghy. CiarÁn Giles, ajc, 15 July 2022 In one of the film’s more harrowing episodes, shot in Indonesia in 1971, Maurice incurs Katia’s wrath by sailing a rubber dinghy into an enormous lake of highly concentrated sulfuric acid. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The journey has been tough for the veteran sea captain, 57, who traveled solo most of the way in his rigid-hulled dinghy powered by two 350 HP outboard motors. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Bengali ḍiṅgi, Urdu ḍīngī & Hindi ḍieṁgī

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

dinghy

noun

din·​ghy ˈdiŋ-ē How to pronounce dinghy (audio)
ˈdiŋ-gē
plural dinghies
1
: a small light rowboat
2
: a rubber life raft

dinghies

noun

plural of dinghy
as in yachts
a boat equipped with one or more sails we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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