dinghy
noun/ˈdɪŋi/, /ˈdɪŋɡi/
/ˈdɪŋi/, /ˈdɪŋɡi/
(plural dinghies)
- a small open boat that you sail or row
- a sailing dinghy
- I sailed the dinghy across the bay.
- She rowed ashore in the dinghy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inflatable
- rubber
- sailing
- …
- row
- sail
- sailing
- sailor
- in a/the dinghy
- into a/the dinghy
- a small open boat made of plastic or rubber that is filled with air
- The crew were taken to shore in an inflatable dinghy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inflatable
- rubber
- sailing
- …
- row
- sail
- sailing
- sailor
- in a/the dinghy
- into a/the dinghy
Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting a rowing boat used on rivers in India): from Hindi ḍiṅgī. The -gh in English serves to indicate the hard g.
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