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dinghy
[ ding-gee ]
noun
- any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
- a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail.
- any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight.
- an inflatable life raft.
dinghy
/ ˈɪŋɪ /
noun
- any small boat, powered by sail, oars, or outboard motor Also (esp formerly)dingydingey
verb
- slang.tr to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)
Word History and Origins
Origin of dinghy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dinghy1
Example Sentences
The first Pat Brewin knew about her sister and brother-in-law being shipwrecked at sea in a dinghy and rubber life raft - tied together for nearly four months - was when she watched the News at 10.
NGO monitoring aircraft Seabird reportedly spotted an empty rubber dinghy near the platform on 1 March.
One advert shows an image of a destroyed dinghy floating in the water and testimony from a man saying "the boat was too crowded" and "people disappeared into the sea".
All of this kit and other tools aim to stop three things from coming together: migrants, the flimsy dinghies and the low-powered engines to power a crossing.
Nearing the shore the dinghy was cut to shreds on a rocky, razor sharp reef.
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