dinghy
A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or…A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
» I took the dinghy from the ship.
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3 sensesA small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
Dingi, Jolle
я́ликjálik, шлю́пкаšljúpka
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
A sailing dinghy.
An inflatable rubber life raft.
Schlauchboot, Floßsack, Gummiboot
рези́новая ло́дкаrezínovaja lódka, надувна́я ло́дкаnaduvnája lódka
Examples
5 sentencesI took the dinghy from the ship.
Tom went out across the lake in his dinghy.
deTom fuhr mit dem Schlauchboot auf den See hinaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom inflated the rubber dinghy on the beach using a pump.
deTom pumpte am Strand das Schlauchboot mit der Luftpumpe auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Down by the dinghy our cat is being hazarded by an angry pelican.
Once, these precarious dinghies were a rare sight in the Canary Islands.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).
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Forms
plural: dinghiesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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