plural dinghies
1
a
: a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
b
: a small sailboat
2
: a rubber life raft
3
: a rowboat or sailboat used to carry passengers or cargo on the coasts of India especially in sheltered waters around the peninsula
Examples of dinghy in a Sentence
we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
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That evening, after the couple departed Hope Town for their yacht, Soulmate, in Elbow Cay, bad weather caused Lynette Hooker to fall off their dinghy and go overboard, Brian Hooker told authorities.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day later, the couple took a small dinghy from Hope Town to a different location on Elbow Cay where their boat was, according to local police.
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Harry and Meghan then boarded a dinghy that ferried them to a sailing boat, where more Invictus Australia veterans were waiting.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Following Tahiti Beach, the couple used their 8-foot hard bottom dinghy to go to a restaurant at the Abaco Inn, located near Hope Town, a small island village located in Bahamas' Abaco Islands.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day later, the couple took a small dinghy from Hope Town to a different location on Elbow Cay where their boat was, according to local police.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Harry and Meghan then boarded a dinghy that ferried them to a sailing boat, where more Invictus Australia veterans were waiting.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Following Tahiti Beach, the couple used their 8-foot hard bottom dinghy to go to a restaurant at the Abaco Inn, located near Hope Town, a small island village located in Bahamas' Abaco Islands.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinghy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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dinghy
noun
din·ghy
ˈdiŋ-ē 
-gē
plural dinghies
1
: a small rowboat or sailboat
especially
: one carried on a larger boat
2
: a rubber life raft
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