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(diŋ′gē, diŋ′ē)

noun pl. dinghies

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

Origin: Hindi ḍīṅgi

Also sp. dingey

See dinghy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. din·ghies

A small open boat carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a larger boat.
A small rowboat.
An inflatable rubber life raft.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi ḍiṁgī

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

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