dinghy
/'diɳgi/ Cách viết khác : (dinghy) /'diɳgi/
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Definition
Noun: 1. A small, open boat: A dinghy is a small, shallow-draft boat, typically propelled by oars, sails, or a small outboard motor. It is often used as a tender for a larger vessel, for recreation, or for short trips near the shore. 2. An inflatable boat: In aviation and maritime contexts, a dinghy can also refer to a small, inflatable life raft carried on ships or aircraft for emergency use.
Usage
A "dinghy" is a specific type of small boat. It is used to describe a vessel that is not meant for long ocean voyages but for short-distance travel, often between a larger anchored boat and the shore. It is a countable noun.
Examples
- General Use:
- We rowed the dinghy from the yacht to the island.
- They keep a small sailing dinghy at the lake for weekend trips.
- As a Tender:
- The captain lowered the dinghy to go ashore for supplies.
- Emergency Use:
- The aircraft was equipped with an emergency dinghy in case of a water landing.
Advanced Usage
- "To dinghy" (verb, informal): To travel or move about in a dinghy.
- We spent the afternoon dinghying around the cove.
Variants and Related Words
- Dinghies (n): The standard plural form of "dinghy."
- Dinghy sailing (n): The sport or activity of sailing in a dinghy.
- Inflatable dinghy (n): A dinghy made of flexible tubes containing pressurized gas, making it buoyant.
Synonyms
- Rowboat: A small boat designed to be rowed.
- Skiff: A small, light rowing or sailing boat.
- Tender: A boat used to service or transport people and supplies to and from a larger vessel.
- Pram: A type of small dinghy with a transom bow.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "In the same dinghy": A variation of the idiom "in the same boat," meaning in the same difficult situation.
- We're all in the same dinghy when it comes to these new regulations.
Noun
- a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled