dinghy

ˈdɪŋi

dinghies

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Definition of dinghy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sailing dinghysmall boat with sails for sport or training

She learned to sail in a dinghy.

sailboat

yacht

boatinflatable rubber boat used as a life raft

The crew escaped in a dinghy after the ship sank.

boat

raft

vessel

transportation

Rare

small boat with oars or motor for transport

Rare

They used a dinghy to reach the yacht.

boat

raft

skiff

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Images of dinghy

small boat with sails for sport or training
inflatable rubber boat used as a life raft
small boat with oars or motor for transport

Expressions with dinghy

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rubber dinghy

small inflatable boat made from rubber or plastic

We paddled across the lake in a rubber dinghy.

sailing dinghy

small boat with sails often used for sport or training

He learned to sail in a sailing dinghy.

Origin of dinghy

Hindi, dingi (small boat)

Terms with dinghy included in their meaning

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fireball

sailing

class of sailing dinghy for two people

frostbite

sailing

small type of sailing dinghy

tornado

boat

type of dinghy for two people

Flying Dutchman

sailing

type of dinghy for two people

topper

boat

single-handed dinghy with one sail

forty-niner

sailing

type of dinghy for two people

Finn

sailing

type of single-person dinghy

Examples of dinghy in a sentence

He spent the summer repairing an old dinghy.
They paddled the dinghy to the shore safely.
The dinghy was used during the rescue operation.
The fishermen rowed the dinghy back to shore.
A dinghy was tied to the dock, ready for use.

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French:dériveur, canot pneumatique, ...
German:Jolle, Schlauchboot, ...
Italian:deriva, gommone, ...
Spanish:bote de vela, bote inflable, ...
Portuguese:veleiro, bote, ...
Chinese:小帆船, 橡皮艇, ...
Japanese:ディンギー, ゴムボート, ...
Arabic:زورق, زَوْرَق, ...
Hebrew:דּוּגִית, דִּינְגִּי, ...
Russian:шлюпка, динги, ...
Ukrainian:шлюпка, надувний човен, ...
Hindi:डिंगी, रबर की नाव, ...
Bengali:ডিঙি, ডিঙ্গি, ...
Catalan:bot, bot inflable, ...
Czech:plachetní člun, gumový člun, ...
Danish:jolle, gummibåd, ...
Dutch:sloep, rubberboot, ...
Greek:ιστιοπλοϊκό σκάφος, φουσκωτή βάρκα, ...
Hungarian:dingi, gumicsónak, ...
Khmer:ទូកក្តោងតូច, ទូកកៅស៊ូអាចបំប៉ោងបាន, ...
Korean:딩기, 고무보트, ...
Persian:قایق کوچک, قایق بادی, ...
Polish:dinghy, ponton, ...
Portuguese (BR):dingue, bote, ...
Romanian:barcă mică cu vele, barcă gonflabilă, ...
Swedish:jolle, gummibåt, ...
Thai:เรือใบเล็ก, เรือยาง, ...
Turkish:yelkenli sandal, şişme bot, ...
Vietnamese:thuyền buồm nhỏ, thuyền cao su, ...

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