as in yacht
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 dinghy
More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.
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ABC News, 17 May 2026
The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
One of these dozen pictures shows a chubby, balding man, shirtless, in a small dinghy.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 17 May 2026
The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
One of these dozen pictures shows a chubby, balding man, shirtless, in a small dinghy.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dinghy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
Noun
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Wear it on the plane to nap, or use it as a luxurious way to spruce up an outfit for nightly strolls and enjoying the ocean breeze while lounging on a yacht.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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With a big racing schedule ahead of Hamilton, expect to see more of Kim Kardashian on the yachts and just off the track across the week.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The Office of Civil Defense said more than 26 million pesos ($426,000) worth of food packs, cash and other aid have been provided so far and 180 government and military planes, helicopters, ships and trucks have been deployed to respond to the disaster.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Passengers who left the ship early on were allowed to do that.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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The sails will be exhibited from May 28 through July 30 on The North Wind schooner throughout the festival.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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In 1965, Cochran's boat, a large schooner called the Rogue, was found drifting off the coast of Guatemala.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Although the official cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Coast Guard and witnesses have told The Times that the fire was inadvertently sparked by a man who crashed his sailboat into rocks on the island’s rugged south side and then fired emergency flares to signal for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and NATO has boosted its military presence with frigates, aircraft and naval drones.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
5 June 2026
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Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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