dinghy
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dinghy
- /ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡi, -ɪŋi
Where it comes from
From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).
noun dinghies
- A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.
- A sailing dinghy.
- An inflatable rubber life raft.
Similar: tender
verb dinghies · dinghying · dinghied
- To travel by dinghy.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: tender
Translations
Every language
noun small boat
| Español | lancha, bote de remo, dingui, patera, batel |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ディンギー dingī |
| 中文 | 救生筏 jiùshēngfá |
| हिन्दी | डोंगी ḍoṅgī, नाव nāv |
| Português | bote |
| Français | youyou, petit canoe, dinghy |
| Deutsch | Dingi, Jolle |
| Italiano | battello, pedalò |
| Русский | я́лик jálik, шлю́пка šljúpka |
| עברית | דִּנְגִית dingit, דּוּגִית dugit |
noun inflatable boat
| Español | balsa de caucho, bote inflable |
|---|---|
| Português | bote inflável |
| Français | dinghy |
| Deutsch | Schlauchboot, Floßsack, Gummiboot |
| Italiano | battello pneumatico |
| Русский | рези́новая ло́дка rezínovaja lódka, надувна́я ло́дка naduvnája lódka |
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