as in yacht
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
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Recent Examples of dinghy
The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Travelers with The Moorings can sail directly to Willy T by anchoring nearby and swimming or going by dinghy.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, other protesters threatened to fill the canals with inflatables, dinghies and boats to obstruct Bezos’ water taxis.
—Aldo Luigi Mancusi, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
According to an arrest report, Christopher Erdman boarded the dinghy and pushed Miller into the water.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Travelers with The Moorings can sail directly to Willy T by anchoring nearby and swimming or going by dinghy.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, other protesters threatened to fill the canals with inflatables, dinghies and boats to obstruct Bezos’ water taxis.
—Aldo Luigi Mancusi, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
According to an arrest report, Christopher Erdman boarded the dinghy and pushed Miller into the water.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
Noun
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The yacht, currently under build, will be completed next summer.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moscow has been accused of hybrid warfare measures in the region; German media outlet Kieler Nachrichten reported Thursday that the Russian amphibious Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin anchored off the German coast and blocked a key shipping route between the Baltic and the North Seas.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That research, for example, recently discovered a survivor of the 1912 Titanic disaster was – by sheer chance – buried within feet of a man who worked on the ship that rescued her.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Dash was a privateer schooner that vanished in 1815 and soon entered local legend as a ghost ship.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The parents of a girl who nearly lost leg while participating in a summer sailing club is suing the club — and counselors — over an incident that occurred days before a barge hit a sailboat full of summer campers off Miami Beach.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The singer-songwriter was somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean sea on a sailboat last week when the 10-person crew decided to play some music.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Shortly before Annual Exercise, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed three vessels, including a submarine, for an exercise with the Indian frigate in waters west of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, on October 16 and 17.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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