dinghy

(diŋgē, diŋē)

noun pl. dinghies

  1. a rowboat used originally on the rivers of India
  2. a small boat carried on a ship
  3. a small boat used as a tender as to a yacht
  4. a small, single-masted racing boat
  5. an inflatable life raft

Origin: Hindi ḍīṅgi

Also sp. dingey

See dinghy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. din·ghies
  1. A small open boat carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a larger boat.
  2. A small rowboat.
  3. An inflatable rubber life raft.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi ḍiṁgī

Origin: , variant of ḍeṁgī, ḍeṁgā, float, raft

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