dinghy

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din·ghy /ˈdɪŋɡi, ˈdɪŋi/ noun (plural dinghies) [countable]   TTWTTWa small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore 〔玩乐用的〕小游艇；〔载人往返于大船与岸边的〕小艇 → rubber dinghy

Examples from the Corpus

dinghy• Dinghies For a change of pace, sailing dinghies and catamarans are available.• Redcar lifeboat was launched when the man was seen floating out to sea in the four foot dinghy.• Drifting nearby, however, was a sort of transparent inflatable dinghy, low in the water, resembling a cocoon.• Porto Heli A flexible mix of dinghy sailing, catamarans and windsurfing conveniently based on a family run hotel with half board.• Our best property, for those on shore holidays or dinghy holidays.• The helicopter had vanished and the dinghy was much nearer the pilot, who appeared not to be moving.• The tow rope sprang taut, plucking the dinghy clear as the swell broke, thundering forward on to the waiting coral.• I steered the dinghy powerfully to the right.Origin dinghy (1800-1900) Hindi dingi “small boat”, from dinga “boat”

din·ghy nounChineseSyllable  

pleasure, open taking a boat for for small used Corpus or

dinghy
din‧ghy /ˈdɪŋɡi, ˈdɪŋi/ noun (plural dinghies) [countable]
a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
⇨ rubber dinghy
     

THESAURUS

■ types of boat
   ▪ yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
   ▪ sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
   ▪ rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
   ▪ dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
   ▪ catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
   ▪ trimaran a sailing boat with three separate HULLSs
   ▪ barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
   ▪ canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
   ▪ canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
   ▪ kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
   ▪ punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
   ▪ houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
   ▪ pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
    ⇨ ship

din·ghyBrE /ˈdɪŋi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪŋi/ 🔊BrE /ˈdɪŋɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪŋɡi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

dinghies)

a small open boat that you sail or row1 小艇；敞篷小船；小舢板◆a sailing dinghy小帆船  ➡  compare yacht = rubber dinghy