dinghy
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋ(ɡ)i/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡi
Etymology
Noun
dinghy (plural dinghies)
- (nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:
- 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.
- (nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.
Synonyms
Translations
small boat
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inflatable boat
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Derived terms
Verb
dinghy (third-person singular simple present dinghies, present participle dinghying, simple past and past participle dinghied)
- (intransitive) To travel by dinghy.
Anagrams
French
Noun
dinghy m (plural dinghys)
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