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
An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.
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New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s why the entire system consists of an unmanned service boat with a dinghy, a drone, a small underwater search robot and the TUM diving robot.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In the video, Heslop and Bane were captured on camera walking together before getting on board a dinghy and sailing away.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s why the entire system consists of an unmanned service boat with a dinghy, a drone, a small underwater search robot and the TUM diving robot.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In the video, Heslop and Bane were captured on camera walking together before getting on board a dinghy and sailing away.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
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Following its renovation, the yacht features revised living spaces with interiors that favor understated luxury, blending midcentury furniture with contemporary pieces from Liaigre and Holly Hunt.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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The song’s music video features the band on an emotional yacht outing with Lili Reinhart.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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Underscoring the danger to ships in the region, a vessel was set ablaze Thursday off the United Arab Emirates' coast, and another was damaged off Qatar.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The ship will allow France to maintain its naval aviation capabilities without relying on foreign bases, ensuring operational freedom from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Bring your favorite bottle of bubbly and pick up a lobster roll flight from Off the Hook before setting sail on the Argia schooner, which accommodates up to 49 passengers.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 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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Pace lives on a sailboat called Sweetie Lee, anchored on the west coast of Florida.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 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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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 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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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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