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dinghy

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

 (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.
[Hindi ḍiṁgī, variant of ḍeṁgī, ḍeṁgā, float, raft.]
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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]
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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]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dinghy - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelleddinghy - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
dory, rowboat
oarlock, 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 rowing
rowing boat - a rowboat
small boat - a boat that is small
cross thwart, thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
wherry - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
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Translations
زَوْرَققارِب مِلاحَه صَغير
loďkamalý člunčlun
jollerobåd
pieni vene
čamac
bocidingi
ára- eîa seglbáturbátur
ディンギー
작은 보트
laiva
čolnič
jolle
เรือขนาดเล็ก
dingiküçük kayıkküçük yelkenli/sandallastik bot
xuồng

dinghy

[ˈdɪŋgɪ] N (= rubber dinghy) → lancha f neumática; (= sailing dinghy) → bote m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dinghy

[ˈdɪŋgi] n
(= small boat) → youyou m
(= inflatable) → canot m pneumatique
(also sailing dinghy) → voilier m, dériveur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dinghy

[ˈdɪŋgɪ] n (rubber boat) → gommone m; (sailing dinghy) → dinghy m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dinghy

(ˈdiŋgi) – plural ˈdinghies – noun
1. a small boat carried on a larger boat to take passengers ashore.
2. a small sailing or rowing boat.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

dinghy

→ زَوْرَق loďka jolle Dinghi βαρκούλα bote pieni vene canot čamac dinghy ディンギー 작은 보트 rubberboot jolle łódka bote ялик jolle เรือขนาดเล็ก lastik bot xuồng 小游艇
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