dinghy

Noun

din=ghy

WORDNET DICTIONARY

dinghy(n = noun.artifact) dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled; Array

has parts: oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin, cross thwart, thwart

has particulars: rowing boat, wherry

is a kind of small boat

dinghy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a small boat carried by a ship.
2 a small pleasure-boat.
3 a small inflatable rubber boat (esp. for emergency use).

Etymology

orig. a rowing-boat used on Indian rivers, f. Hindi dingi, dengi

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