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
The Coast Guard has, as part of its criminal investigation, taken custody of the small dinghy that Brian Hooker said his wife had fallen from, the official said.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
The Coast Guard seized the dinghy on Thursday, June 4, CBS News reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Her husband has maintained that his wife fell from a dinghy at night and was swept away.
—Kelsie Cairns , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
The Coast Guard seized the dinghy on Thursday, June 4, CBS News reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Her husband has maintained that his wife fell from a dinghy at night and was swept away.
—Kelsie Cairns , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
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There are a ton of cruises out there, from the windjammer sailings in Maine’s Penobscot Bay to luxury 20-passenger yacht sailings in the Galápagos with the Relais & Chateau cruise brand Ecoventura.—
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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To top it off, the yacht serves Boat Boxes with food prepared by the team at Miss Mary Seafood.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Kpler estimated around 220 tankers and 500 ships were stranded in the Persian Gulf.—
Lou Robinson,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Mach Industries has won a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop a long-range unmanned aircraft designed to launch from austere locations and ships without large flight decks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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When the perilous search for the Northwest Passage sparked a wave of popular interest in the Arctic, Church set off by schooner in search of icebergs.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Crossing the street to the sailboats for a sunset excursion takes grit, but hotel staff can escort you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 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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Russia says the crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired shots into the air after the sailboat failed to respond to warnings to change course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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