Main Entry: din·ghy

Pronunciation: \ˈdiŋ-ē, -gē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural dinghies

Etymology: Bengali ḍiṅgi, Urdu ḍīngī & Hindi ḍieṁgī

Date: 1810

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