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
Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya's coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya's coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
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In addition to the interior amenities, the estate features an array of waterfront offerings, including a 51-foot yacht currently berthed at the Corinthian Yacht Club, as well as a coveted 60-foot slip at San Francisco’s Pier 39.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Ward accepted the honor and joined up with the tour in Catania, a port city in Sicily, before sailing on a royal yacht up the coast of Italy to Venice.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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The ship's 147-foot masts, which were shining bright with decorative lights, couldn't clear the arched bridge and were sheared off upon impact.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Forty-five seconds after the first call, the ship, struck the bridge, snapping its three masts.—
Susan Haigh,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Two big schooners of beer, then — pilsner for me, IPA for Ian.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Lands’ End brand, which started in Chicago in 1963 as a sailboat equipment catalog, was spun off in 2014. 2022: Monty, one half of a pair of beloved piping plovers that spent several summers along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago, died at Montrose Beach, officials said.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Also: The living room’s sailboat painting and a Krusty Burger ad is on the TV screen.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Meanwhile, satellite imagery captured Sunday appeared to show three Chinese naval vessels—including a Type 075 amphibious assault ship, a Type 071 amphibious transport dock and a Type 054A frigate—operating 229 miles east from Taiwan's southernmost point.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The organization confirmed that naval drones are part of the effort, as are frigates (warships) and maritime patrol aircraft.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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