dinghy
noun
- tender (small boat) carried or towed by a larger vessel
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋ(ɡ)i/ / /ˈdɪŋ.i/
noun
Etymology: From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).
- A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
“The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.”
- A sailing dinghy.
- An inflatable rubber life raft.
verb
Etymology: From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).
- To travel by dinghy.