as in yachts
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
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Recent Examples of dinghies
Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghies
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Four Seasons 1 officially joins the small but growing world of residential yachts that include the three Ritz-Carlton vessels—Evrima, Ilma, and Luminara—that have been under way for at least a year, and the field will soon include offerings from Aman and Orient Express.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Robinhood, which was founded on the idea of democratizing access to investing, has always played on the popular resentment of wealthy investor-insider types who might be partying on yachts with Tenev today.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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But Iran’s attacks on ships using the strait that are not its own have stopped that supply of oil, even fertilizer, upending those and other markets around the world.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Connecticut, all boats with motors — regardless of length — and all sailboats powered by sail alone — 19 1/2 feet or longer — must be registered before launching, according to officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Historic sailboats bob on the water.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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However, the ship will still operate as part of a larger task force, supported by frigates, submarines, and airborne early warning aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Macron also said that two French frigates have been dispatched to the Red Sea to help ensure maritime security and freedom of navigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Dinghies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghies. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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