dinghy

dinghy

a small boat
Not to be confused with:dingy – dirty-looking; drab

din·ghy

D0230900 (dĭng′ē)n. pl. din·ghies 1. A small open boat carried or towed as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft by a larger boat.2. A small rowboat or motorboat.3. An inflatable rubber life raft.4. A small recreational sailboat, especially one designed for racing.

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[Hindi ḍiṁgī, variant of ḍeṁgī, ḍeṁgā, float, raft.]

dinghy

(ˈdɪŋɪ) n, pl -ghies (Nautical Terms) any small boat, powered by sail, oars, or outboard motor. Also (esp formerly): dingy or dingey [C19: from Hindi or Bengali dingi a little boat, from dingā boat]

din•ghy

(ˈdɪŋ gi)

n., pl. -ghies. any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, either rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor. [1785–95; < Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, diminutive of ḍiṅgā boat]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dinghy - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelleddory, rowboatoarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingrowing boat - a rowboatsmall boat - a boat that is smallcross thwart, thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboatwherry - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors

Translations

小游艇小船小艇

dinghy

(ˈdiŋgi) – plural ˈdinghies – noun1. a small boat carried on a larger boat to take passengers ashore. (附屬大船的)小划槳船 （附属大船的）小艇 2. a small sailing or rowing boat. 小划槳船 小船（帆船或划的小船）

dinghy

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