dinghies

plural of dinghy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dinghies Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive. — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026 His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 More than 3,000 people died in 2025 trying to reach the Canary Islands, often in makeshift dinghies, according to the NGO ​Caminando Fronteras. — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies. — 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
Noun
  • On the whole, my clients tend to favor a boutique experience with upscale yachts, luxury lodges, and private services.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Kistler says the firm sold 14 yachts last year, with a $150 million turnover.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The crowds at popular ports die down, fares fall, and with kids back in school, the atmosphere aboard ships is quieter.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In March, the UK government gave the US Air Force permission to use Fairford to carry ⁠out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Readers are whisked away to Jamaica and the Hebrides, the post-apocalyptic future and the medieval past, university lecture halls and modest sailboats.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Those platforms include destroyers, aircraft carriers, amphibious ships, and frigates.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Taiwanese navy is planning to invest heavily in large surface combatants, including a new 7,000-ton warship and as many as 12 3,000-ton light frigates.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Dinghies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghies. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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