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- [ding-gee]
- /ˈdɪŋ gi/
- /ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/
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- [ding-gee]
- /ˈdɪŋ gi/
Definitions of dinghy word
- noun plural dinghy any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor. 1
- noun plural dinghy a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail. 1
- noun plural dinghy any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight. 1
- noun plural dinghy an inflatable life raft. 1
- noun dinghy A small boat for recreation or racing, especially an open boat with a mast and sails. 1
- noun dinghy small inflatable boat 1
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Origin of dinghy
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, diminutive of ḍiṅgā boat
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Parts of speech for Dinghy
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dinghy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dinghy
noun dinghy
- skiff — any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
- lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- rowboat — a small boat designed for rowing.
- life raft — a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.
- boat — A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
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