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 international 12' — 12 pieds international Profil du 12 pieds international en construction à clins … Wikipédia en Français
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 — 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
boat — [n] vehicle for water travel ark, barge, bark, bateau, bottom, bucket, canoe, catamaran, craft, dinghy, dory, hulk, ketch, launch, lifeboat, pinnace, raft, sailboat, schooner, scow, ship, skiff, sloop, steamboat, tub, yacht; concept 506 … New thesaurus
Dinghy sailing — A Contender dinghy on a broad reach. Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth).… … Wikipedia
Dinghy racing — Main article: Dinghy sailing Dinghy racing is the competitive sport of sailing dinghies. Dinghy racing has affected aspects of the modern dinghy, including hull design, sail materials and sailplan, and techniques such as planing and trapezing. A… … Wikipedia
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
boat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vessel, bark, sailboat, yacht, steamboat, craft, watercraft, bottom, hulk; see also ship . Types of small boats include: rowboat, shell, scull, kayak, dugout, canoe,… … English dictionary for students
