Dinghy — of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship s boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open… … Wikipedia
dinghy — [ diŋgi ] n. m. VAR. dinghie • 1870; dingui 1836; mot angl., du hindi ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Canot pneumatique (recomm. offic.). Des dinghys, des dinghies. 2 ♦ Petit bateau de plaisance à moteur hors bord, avec volant, pare brise et sièges. ● dinghy,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dinghy — de la goélette Adventuress. On préférera utiliser les termes d annexe ou de youyou. Le dinghy, d origine indienne, servait à désigner une petite embarcation ouverte (non pontée). Les Anglais, en l adoptant, n ont pas défiguré l acception première … Wikipédia en Français
dinghy — 1810, from Hindi dingi small boat, perhaps from Skt. drona m wooden trough, related to dru s wood, tree (see TREE (Cf. tree)). The spelling with h is to indicate a hard g … Etymology dictionary
dinghy — ► NOUN (pl. dinghies) 1) a small open boat with a mast and sails, for recreation or racing. 2) a small inflatable rubber boat. ORIGIN originally denoting a rowing boat in India: from Hindi … English terms dictionary
dinghy — [diŋ′gē, diŋ′ē] n. pl. dinghies [Hindi ḍīṅgi] 1. a rowboat used originally on the rivers of India 2. a small boat carried on a ship 3. a small boat used as a tender as to a yacht 4. a small, single masted racing boat 5. an inflatable life raft:… … English World dictionary
dinghy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ inflatable, rubber ▪ sailing (BrE) VERB + DINGHY ▪ row, sail (esp. BrE) ▪ I sailed the … Collocations dictionary
dinghy — UK [ˈdɪŋɪ] / US / UK [ˈdɪŋɡɪ] noun [countable] Word forms dinghy : singular dinghy plural dinghies 1) a small boat used for racing 2) a small boat used for pleasure or for sailing to land from a larger boat 3) a rubber dinghy … English dictionary
dinghy — din|ghy [ˈdıŋgi, ˈdıŋi] n plural dinghies ↑outboard motor, ↑dinghy [Date: 1800 1900; : Hindi; Origin: dingi small boat , from dinga boat ] a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore →↑rubber dinghy … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dinghy — Dingey Din gey, Dingy Din gy, Dinghy Din ghy, n. [Bengalee dingi.] 1. a small boat propelled by oars or sails, used in the East Indies, in sheltered waters. [Written also {dinghey}.] Malcom. [1913 Webster] 2. a small boat intended to be used as a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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