Definition of 'dinghy'
Word forms: plural dinghies
countable noun
A dinghy is a small open boat that you sail or row.
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dinghy in British English
nounWord forms: plural -ghies
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Word origin
C19: from Hindi or Bengali dingi a little boat, from dingā boat
Word Frequency
dinghy in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈdinghies
Also sp. ˈdingey
1.
2.
a small boat carried on a ship
4.
a small, single-masted racing boat
5.
an inflatable life raft
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Word origin
Hindi ḍīṅgiWord Frequency
dinghy in American English
(ˈdɪŋɡi)
nounWord forms: plural -ghies
1.
2.
a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail
3.
4.
an inflatable life raft
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Word origin
[1785–95; ‹ Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, dim. of ḍiṅgā boat]Examples of 'dinghy' in a sentence
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British English: dinghy
/ˈdɪŋɪ/ NOUN
A dinghy is a small boat that you sail or row.
...a rubber dinghy.
- American English: dinghy /ˈdɪŋgi/
- Arabic: زَوْرَق
- Brazilian Portuguese: bote
- Chinese: 小游艇
- Croatian: čamac
- Czech: loďka
- Danish: jolle
- Dutch: rubberboot
- European Spanish: bote barquito
- Finnish: pieni vene
- French: canot
- German: Dinghi
- Greek: βαρκούλα
- Italian: dinghy
- Japanese: ディンギー
- Korean: 작은 보트
- Norwegian: jolle
- Polish: łódka
- European Portuguese: bote
- Romanian: șalupă
- Russian: ялик
- Latin American Spanish: bote embarcación
- Swedish: jolle
- Thai: เรือบดเล็ก
- Turkish: lastik bot
- Ukrainian: шлюпка
- Vietnamese: xuồng
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