dinghy

din·ghy

noun \ˈdiŋ-ē, -gē\

plural dinghies

Definition of DINGHY

1

: an East Indian rowboat or sailboat

2

a : a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat b : a small sailboat

3

: a rubber life raft

Examples of DINGHY

1. <we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy>

Origin of DINGHY

Bengali ḍiṅgi, Urdu ḍīngī & Hindi ḍieṁgī

First Known Use: 1810

Related to DINGHY

Synonyms: bark, sailboat, windjammer

Related Words: bugeye, brigantine, caïque, caravel, catamaran, catboat, cat rig, clipper, corvette, cutter, frigate, galleon, galley, junk, keelboat, ketch, knockabout, lugger, outrigger, pinnace, piragua, sailer, schooner, shallop, sharpie (or sharpy), ship, sloop, square-rigger, xebec, yacht, yawl; bottom, craft, vessel

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Rhymes with DINGHY

clingy, springy, stringy, swingy, wingy, zingy