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dinghy.

A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/Australia
  1. A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

  2. A sailing dinghy.

  3. An inflatable rubber life raft.

Where this word comes from

From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).

verb/ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/Australia
  1. To travel by dinghy.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).

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