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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024din•ghy /ˈdɪŋgi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ghies. - Nautical, Naval Termsany small boat rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024din•ghy (ding′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ghies. - Nautical, Naval Termsany small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail.
- Nautical, Naval Termsany of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight.
- Nautical, Naval Termsan inflatable life raft.
- Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, diminutive of ḍiṅgā boat
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dinghy /ˈdɪŋɪ/ n ( pl -ghies)- any small boat, powered by sail, oars, or outboard motor
Also (esp formerly): dingy, dingey
Etymology: 19th Century: from Hindi or Bengali dingi a little boat, from dingā boat |