DINGHY

dinghy, dory, rowboat

(noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


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.

(nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.

Synonyms

• tender

Verb

dinghy (third-person singular simple present dinghies, present participle dinghying, simple past and past participle dinghied)

(intransitive) To travel by dinghy.

Anagrams

• hyding

Source: Wiktionary


Din"gey, Din"gy, Din"ghy, n. Etym: [Bengalee dingi.]

1. A kind of boat used in the East Indies. [Written also dinghey.] Malcom.

2. A ship's smallest boat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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